The invention discloses a treatment method for nitrile rubber production wastewater. The method comprises the following steps of: a, adjusting the pH value of nitrile rubber production wastewater to be greater than 7, and mixing the wastewater, the pH value of which is adjusted, with borohydride and aluminum chloride to reduce acrylonitrile in the wastewater; and b, performing coagulation and air-flotation treatment, hydrolytic acidification treatment, activated sludge treatment and purification treatment in a biological aerated filter sequentially on the wastewater reduced by acrylonitrile. The wastewater treated by the method disclosed by the invention is basically free of acrylonitrile residues, and the COD value is less than 50 mg/L and the ammonia nitrogen content is less than 5 mg/L. The wastewater is colorless and transparent in appearance and the effluent water quality is relatively high.