Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG8 1JF
How much crime is recorded in NG8 1JF, 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
- 2,054 (2024)
NG8 1JFNottingham
How safe is NG8 1JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG8 1JF area, well 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 1JFNational
Shoplifting71.88.4
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Robbery2.91.4
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.