Crime Rate in Bestwood St Albans, ward

Bestwood St Albans has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Gedling district and the 2661st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 243rd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bestwood St Albans in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Gedling district average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bestwood St Albans’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bestwood St Albans ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lindisfarne Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.