Crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area: statistics, rates and trends
125,603 crimes were recorded in the Nottinghamshire Police area in the 12 months to August 2026, 105.7 per 1,000 residents. That is close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 5% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area at a glance
- Crime trends in the Nottinghamshire Police area
- Types of crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area
- Home Office recorded crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area
- The Nottinghamshire Police area compared with nearby police force areas
- Areas within the Nottinghamshire Police area
- What happened after crimes were reported in the Nottinghamshire Police area
- Demographics of the Nottinghamshire Police area
- Questions about crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (42,352), anti-social behaviour (18,992) and shoplifting (14,095) made up 60% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 9th of the 41 police force areas covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.
| Measure | the Nottinghamshire Police area | England | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 125,603 | 5,311,106 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 105.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | +5% | -1% | -1% |
| Population | 1,188,090 | 54,941,057 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area peaked in the year to August 2019 (138,317 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2025 (119,391). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 7%, in line with England and Wales.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 125,603 | 105.7 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 119,391 | 100.5 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 125,669 | 105.8 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 127,422 | 107.2 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 126,671 | 106.6 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 132,711 | 111.7 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 137,387 | 115.6 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 138,317 | 116.4 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 135,034 | 113.7 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 10,951 |
| July 2026 | 11,927 |
| June 2026 | 11,655 |
| May 2026 | 10,151 |
| April 2026 | 11,129 |
| March 2026 | 11,111 |
| February 2026 | 9,322 |
| January 2026 | 10,100 |
| December 2025 | 9,420 |
| November 2025 | 9,955 |
| October 2025 | 10,083 |
| September 2025 | 9,799 |
Compared with England and Wales, the Nottinghamshire Police area recorded notably more other crime (89% above the national rate), possession of weapons (43% above the national rate) and shoplifting (40% above the national rate), and notably less theft from the person (45% below). On the year before, robbery rose from 1,299 to 2,033 and other crime rose from 3,341 to 4,755.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42,352 | 35.6 | 34.2 | +11% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18,992 | 16.0 | 15.4 | -9% |
| Shoplifting | 14,095 | 11.9 | 8.5 | -3% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10,394 | 8.7 | 6.7 | +5% |
| Other theft | 7,996 | 6.7 | 6.4 | +5% |
| Public order | 7,500 | 6.3 | 6.7 | +1% |
| Vehicle crime | 5,788 | 4.9 | 5.0 | +17% |
| Other crime | 4,755 | 4.0 | 2.1 | +42% |
| Burglary | 4,143 | 3.5 | 3.6 | +7% |
| Drugs | 3,732 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -8% |
| Robbery | 2,033 | 1.7 | 1.4 | +57% |
| Possession of weapons | 1,648 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -2% |
| Theft from the person | 1,100 | 0.9 | 1.7 | +19% |
| Bicycle theft | 1,075 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +2% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
101,425 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in the Nottinghamshire Police area in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 85.4 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was up 3% on the year ending March 2025 (98,118), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 43 territorial police force areas of England and Wales, the Nottinghamshire Police area had the 14th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 41 force areas with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Offences recorded in the Nottinghamshire Police area, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was violence without injury, with 14,079 offences (14% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for robbery of business property (1.6 times the national rate), shoplifting (1.5 times the national rate) and possession of weapons (1.4 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.49 times) and death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving (0.65 times).
The largest rises on the year were in arson (+21%) and theft from the person (+13%). The largest falls were in trafficking of drugs (−13%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 14,079 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 0.90 | +11% |
| Shoplifting | 14,052 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 1.46 | – |
| Violence with injury | 11,367 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 1.17 | +1% |
| Stalking and harassment | 10,042 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 0.84 | +9% |
| Criminal damage | 9,675 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 1.19 | +2% |
| Other theft offences | 7,665 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.99 | −4% |
| Public order offences | 7,318 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 0.89 | −1% |
| Vehicle offences | 5,279 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.88 | +12% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 3,167 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.27 | +9% |
| Other sexual offences | 2,760 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.02 | +12% |
| Residential burglary | 2,730 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.92 | −5% |
| Possession of drugs | 2,705 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.91 | +1% |
| Possession of weapons | 1,699 | 1.4 | 1.00 | 1.44 | +2% |
| Rape | 1,687 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.18 | +11% |
| Non-residential burglary | 1,322 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.99 | +0% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 1,157 | 0.97 | 1.2 | 0.82 | −13% |
| Bicycle theft | 1,146 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 1.13 | +12% |
| Theft from the person | 1,030 | 0.87 | 1.8 | 0.49 | +13% |
| Robbery of personal property | 989 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.91 | +13% |
| Robbery of business property | 883 | 0.74 | 0.47 | 1.56 | – |
| Arson | 633 | 0.53 | 0.38 | 1.40 | +21% |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 27 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.65 | +12% |
| Homicide | 13 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.36 | +44% |
Recorded crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area since the year ending March 2013
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. The Nottinghamshire Police area's rate was above the England and Wales rate in 8 of those 14 years and below it in 6. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101,425 | 85.4 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 98,118 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 101,876 | 85.7 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 105,091 | 88.5 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 99,632 | 83.9 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 85,509 | 72.0 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | 107,340 | 90.3 | 84.7 |
| 2019 | 107,860 | 90.8 | 84.1 |
| 2018 | 97,412 | 82.0 | 78.2 |
| 2017 | 82,402 | 69.4 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 72,325 | 60.9 | 62.3 |
| 2015 | 72,447 | 61.0 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 68,519 | 57.7 | 55.9 |
| 2013 | 67,543 | 56.9 | 56.7 |
Districts in the Nottinghamshire Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 5 districts in the Nottinghamshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Nottingham had the highest rate (124.9 per 1,000) and Newark and Sherwood the lowest (68.4). 1.3% of the crimes recorded in the area that year were not assigned to a district, so the district figures add up to less than the force total. Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe are not in the table because the Home Office publishes each of them jointly with a neighbouring district, as one community safety partnership.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 41,359 | 124.9 | 1.50 |
| Mansfield | 10,456 | 92.4 | 1.11 |
| Bassetlaw | 9,991 | 80.0 | 0.96 |
| Ashfield | 10,321 | 79.7 | 0.96 |
| Newark and Sherwood | 8,753 | 68.4 | 0.82 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
2 of the 8 nearest police force areas have a higher crime rate than the Nottinghamshire Police area; the highest is the South Yorkshire Police area (116.1 per 1,000) and the lowest the Warwickshire Police area (81.7).
| Police force area | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs the Nottinghamshire Police area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 103,143 | 94.1 | -11% |
| Leicestershire | 100,535 | 85.5 | -19% |
| South Yorkshire | 166,072 | 116.1 | +10% |
| Lincolnshire | 72,613 | 92.0 | -13% |
| Staffordshire | 107,433 | 91.2 | -14% |
| Warwickshire | 51,630 | 81.7 | -23% |
| West Midlands | 323,754 | 106.6 | +1% |
| Northamptonshire | 73,722 | 90.6 | -14% |
Of the 8 areas within the Nottinghamshire Police area, Nottingham had the highest crime rate (157.2 per 1,000) and Rushcliffe the lowest (55.0).
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | District | 331,077 | 52,029 | 157.2 |
| Mansfield | District | 113,138 | 13,284 | 117.4 |
| Ashfield | District | 129,572 | 13,007 | 100.4 |
| Bassetlaw | District | 124,937 | 12,091 | 96.8 |
| Newark and Sherwood | District | 127,886 | 10,676 | 83.5 |
| Broxtowe | District | 114,565 | 9,243 | 80.7 |
| Gedling | District | 120,179 | 8,303 | 69.1 |
| Rushcliffe | District | 126,736 | 6,970 | 55.0 |
Of the 106,611 crimes in the Nottinghamshire Police area with a recorded outcome, 33% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 6.6% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 18,992 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 39,730 | 37.3% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 35,464 | 33.3% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 9,941 | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 7,069 | 6.6% | 5.2% |
| Status update unavailable | 3,919 | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| Court result unavailable | 3,359 | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 2,580 | 2.4% | 1.3% |
| Local resolution | 2,217 | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Offender given a caution | 810 | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 723 | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 579 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 218 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
The Nottinghamshire Police area has an estimated population of 1,188,090 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more students (10.7%, against 7.9%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up the Nottinghamshire Police area average decile 5.3 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.
| Measure | the Nottinghamshire Police area | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 17.9% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18.8% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 54.7% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 22.1% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 10.7% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 29.6% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 19.4% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 23.4% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 64.1% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 16.1% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 19.7% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 5.3 | 5.5 (England) |
| Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas | 11.5% | 10.1% (England) |
Is the Nottinghamshire Police area a safe place to live?
The Nottinghamshire Police area recorded 105.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 9th of the 41 police force areas on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were other crime and possession of weapons.
What is the most common crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 42,352 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (18,992).
Is crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area going up or down?
Recorded crime in the Nottinghamshire Police area was up 5% on the year before: 125,603 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 119,391 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of the Nottinghamshire Police area?
About 1,188,090 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 19% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
How many crimes did the police record in the Nottinghamshire Police area in the year ending March 2026?
101,425 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 85.4 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 98,118.
Which offences are more common in the Nottinghamshire Police area than across England and Wales?
Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were robbery of business property (883 offences, 1.6 times the England and Wales rate), shoplifting (14,052 offences, 1.5 times the England and Wales rate) and possession of weapons (1,699 offences, 1.4 times the England and Wales rate).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.