Crime Rates at Wistow Close, Nottingham, NG8 5FS

Wistow Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 61st highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wistow Close (NG8 5FS) in the last 12 months was 409.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% higher than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (190.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 248.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wistow Close (NG8 5FS), 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.