Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG8 5EU
How much crime is recorded in NG8 5EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Basford
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
NG8 5EUNottingham
How safe is NG8 5EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG8 5EU area, 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
40.9
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 5EUNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Other theft12.34.5
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Burglary8.79.1
Public order7.24.6
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs3.42.4
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.