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Overview of Nottingham crime rate

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Crime level: high.

Nottingham is ranked 2nd among 25 nearby boroughs for its crime rate, with 47,074 incidents reported in 2023. The city’s population of 323,632 results in a crime rate of 145.46 per 1,000 people, reflecting a 6.94% reduction from the prior year.

The most frequent crime categories in Nottingham are Violence and sexual offences (30.1%), Anti-social behaviour (17.2%), and Shoplifting (11.1%). The least frequent crimes include Bicycle theft (1.4%), Theft from the person (1.2%), and Robbery (1.2%).

Out of 20 wards in Nottingham, the ones with the highest crime rates are Castle (Nottingham) (574.8), Hyson Green & Arboretum (207.6), and St. Ann’s (Nottingham) (201.6). The safest wards include Lenton & Wollaton East (92.8), Leen Valley (75.3), and Wollaton West (52.6).

Focusing on postcode districts within Nottingham, NG1 (571.2), NG7 (142.1), and NG6 (133.6) experience the highest crime rates. The safest are NG13 (45.6), NG12 (41.8), and NG90 (25.3).

In Nottingham, there was a significant increase in Anti-social behaviour by 16.71% in 2020, with Other theft and Shoplifting rates rising by 2.73% and 2.7% respectively in 2022, and Shoplifting again by 3.06% in 2023. Violence and sexual offences increased by 4.75% in 2021 and 2.36% in 2022. Conversely, there was a notable decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 9.32% in 2021, 24.37% in 2022, and 1.91% in 2023. Reductions were also seen in Burglary, Criminal damage and arson, Drugs, and Other theft rates in 2020, with additional decreases in Shoplifting, Theft from the person, Vehicle crime, and Violence and sexual offences throughout the years.

Nottingham crime incidents by crime type

A total of 47074 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 14161 (30.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 8098 (17.2)%
Shoplifting – 5236 (11.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 3611 (7.7)%
Public order – 3558 (7.6)%
Other theft – 3545 (7.5)%
Drugs – 2061 (4.4)%
Vehicle crime – 1896 (4.0)%
Burglary – 1433 (3.0)%
Other crime – 966 (2.1)%
Possession of weapons – 751 (1.6)%
Bicycle theft – 642 (1.4)%
Theft from the person – 571 (1.2)%
Robbery – 545 (1.2)%

How does Nottingham compare against nearby areas ?

Nottingham ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Nottingham wards

There are 20 wards within Nottingham. Castle (Nottingham), Hyson Green & Arboretum, St. Ann’s (Nottingham) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.