Total Crime Rate

100.9 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 100.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 34th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bestwood Road (NG15 7PR) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwood Road (NG15 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bestwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cavendish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leen Valley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clumber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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