Nottingham crime figures for August 2026
Crime in Nottingham rose over the latest 12-month period, with the single month of August 2026 also higher than a year earlier. Single-month figures can vary considerably from month to month.
By Rafael Cardoso · · police.uk figures for August 2026
Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, 44,356 crimes were recorded in Nottingham, compared with 39,980 in the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025, a rise of 11%.
In August 2026 there were 3,730 crimes in Nottingham, against 3,180 in August 2025, a rise of 17%. This equates to 11.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in the month. Single-month figures can move a great deal and are less reliable than the 12-month trend.
Among crime types, robbery rose 63% (from 713 to 1,160), vehicle crime rose 31% (from 1,962 to 2,579), and other crime rose 30% (from 1,138 to 1,480), comparing the two 12-month periods above.
Over the same periods, possession of weapons fell 10% (from 809 to 730), drugs offences fell 5% (from 2,081 to 1,979), and public order offences fell 1% (from 3,478 to 3,454).
For England and Wales as a whole, crime was unchanged in the month and fell 1% over the equivalent 12-month period, for context against the Nottingham figures above.
The figures
| Crimes in August 2026 | 3,730 (up 17% on August 2025, 3,180) |
|---|---|
| Per 1,000 residents | 11.3 in the month, 331,077 residents |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 44,356 crimes, up 11% on the 12 months before (39,980) |
| Rose most | Robbery up 63% (1,160), Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) up 31% (2,579), Other crime up 30% (1,480) |
| Fell most | Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) down 10% (730), Drugs down 5% (1,979), Public order down 1% (3,454) |
| England and Wales | down 1% over the same 12 months |
Crimes recorded by the police and published on police.uk, counted where they happened and summed for Nottingham. Figures for a single month move a lot; the 12-month change is the steadier guide. This report is written automatically from these figures, and every number in it is checked against them before it is published. How the figures are counted.
Crime in Nottingham by neighbourhood · Nottingham council area · All monthly reports
