Old Basford
Middle areaNorth Nottingham. 8,008 people in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 81% of people in Old Basford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Basford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Basford at a rate of 110.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 159.7 per 1,000 people across Nottingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 334 |
| Other crime | 171 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 144 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 94 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Basford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Basford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Basford at a rate of 110.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 159.7 per 1,000 people across Nottingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Basford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (334), other crime (171) and anti-social behaviour (144).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Nottingham
These figures are published for the whole of Nottingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Nottingham and not Old Basford alone. See Nottingham
Old Basford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Basford was £206,500 in 2025.
Old Basford had 7,932 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in Old Basford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Basford, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.