Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilkinson Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 363rd 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 Wilkinson Street (NG8 5FJ) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Basford average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilkinson Street (NG8 5FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilkinson Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Drive (10 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 | Didcot Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | A6514 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heslington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lodge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lodge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | A610 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A610 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Didcot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Didcot Drive | — |
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