Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG8 2BR
How much crime is recorded in NG8 2BR, 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
- 1,806 (2024)
NG8 2BRNottingham
How safe is NG8 2BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG8 2BR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2BRNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.