Postcode area · Nottingham
Crime in NG
How much crime is recorded in NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,294,389 (2024)
NGPostcode area · Nottingham
How safe is NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NGNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Shoplifting10.68.4
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.