Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bestwick Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hallam Fields , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 377 local areas in Erewash .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bestwick Close (DE7 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Hallam Fields average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwick Close (DE7 4QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistle Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charnos Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bestwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gadsby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thistle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hexham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerleyton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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