Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 162.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bilborough , and the 257th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbury Road (NG8 4AX) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Bilborough average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Road (NG8 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheadle Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chidlow Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Lodge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheadle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cheadle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Huxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairnley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darnhall Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Darnhall Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order White Lodge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wootton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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