Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gainsford Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 405th highest crime rate of 934 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 Gainsford Crescent (NG5 5FH) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsford Crescent (NG5 5FH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsford Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kibworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Teviot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunrise Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Murray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millidge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hucknall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Millidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millidge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madden Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cairns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Riber Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Riber Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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