Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bilborough , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melford Road (NG8 4AF) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Bilborough average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Road (NG8 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracebridge Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bracebridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Calveley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Park Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Park Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Chingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Astwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracebridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracebridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bracebridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wootton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracebridge Drive β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Darnhall Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darnhall Crescent β€”

Data Sources

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