Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG7 2AF
How much crime is recorded in NG7 2AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,471 (2024)
How safe is NG7 2AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG7 2AF area, broadly in line with 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
NG7 2AFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary19.89.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.