Total Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Besthorpe Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Collingham , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Besthorpe Road (NG23 7NP) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Collingham average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Besthorpe Road (NG23 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhill Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Besthorpe Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Collingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Under investigation |
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