Postcode district · Nottingham
Crime in NG2
How much crime is recorded in NG2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rushcliffe
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 79,257 (2024)
How safe is NG2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG2, 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
NG2National
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Shoplifting13.28.4
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft6.54.5
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs3.42.4
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.