Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG8 1HT
How much crime is recorded in NG8 1HT, 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
- 1,667 (2024)
How safe is NG8 1HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG8 1HT area, 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).
NG8 1HTNational
Shoplifting35.98.4
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary11.89.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Robbery4.71.4
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% 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.