Total Crime Rate
151.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lamberts Gardens area has the 36th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 274th highest crime rate of 939 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 Lamberts Gardens (NG8 5HG) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lamberts Gardens (NG8 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Aspley Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hyson Green & Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wetherby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albury Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albury Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margarets Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Revesby Gardens | Under investigation |
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