Postcode district · Nottingham
Crime in NG4
How much crime is recorded in NG4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 47,374 (2024)
How safe is NG4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
NG4National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Shoplifting8.78.4
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.