Total Crime Rate

130.4 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Hove Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 328th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hove Road (NG5 5FE) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hove Road (NG5 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near Southglade Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eardley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teviot Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teviot Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southglade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Southglade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Southglade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Riber Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Teviot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riber Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Raymede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raymede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raymede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raymede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leybourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Leybourne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eardley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eardley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eardley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teviot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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