Postcode district · Nottingham
Crime in NG16
How much crime is recorded in NG16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Broxtowe
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 74,656 (2024)
NG16Postcode district · Nottingham
How safe is NG16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG16, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
NG16National
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.