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Crime in NG5

How much crime is recorded in NG5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Nottingham
Region
East Midlands
Population
118,016 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG5, above 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NG5National
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Shoplifting8.88.4
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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