Total Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyton Close area has the lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyton Close (NG5 5GX) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% lower than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Wyton Close (NG5 5GX), the main crime hotspot is near Embley Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bestwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orlock Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Embley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmewood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embley Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Embley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnside Close | — |
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