Postcode district · Nottingham
Crime in NG15
How much crime is recorded in NG15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 55,470 (2024)
How safe is NG15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG15, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
NG15National
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.