Postcode district · Nottingham
Crime in NG8
How much crime is recorded in NG8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 84,551 (2024)
NG8Postcode district · Nottingham
How safe is NG8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG8, 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
NG8National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.