Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Andover Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 316th 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 Andover Road (NG5 5FG) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Andover Road (NG5 5FG), the main crime hotspot is near Raymede Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Andover Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teviot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teviot Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teviot Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hucknall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hucknall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ariel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ariel Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Riber Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2025Other crime Teviot Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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