Total Crime Rate
264.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leybourne Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 126th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leybourne Drive (NG5 5GP) in the last 12 months was 264.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 150.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leybourne Drive (NG5 5GP), the main crime hotspot is near Eardley Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marvyn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hove Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southglade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southglade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raymede Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Raymede Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kelfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raymede Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raymede Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raymede Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Leybourne Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southglade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eardley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eardley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eardley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eardley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eardley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eardley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eardley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eardley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eardley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kelfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kelfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southglade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southglade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marvyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marvyn Close | Under investigation |
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