Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bestwood Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 91st highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bestwood Road (NG15 7PA) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Hucknall Central average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwood Road (NG15 7PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whyburn Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookside (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bestwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whyburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clumber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cavendish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Bailey Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whyburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whyburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whyburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whyburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winifred Street —
Sep 2025Public order Winifred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coupe Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coupe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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