Total Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wheat Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bilborough , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 934 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 Wheat Close (NG8 4GL) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Bilborough average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheat Close (NG8 4GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimber Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorsholm Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Moorsholm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glover Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimber Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kimber Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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