Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 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

Arnold Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 395th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arnold Road (NG5 5HN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnold Road (NG5 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Bembridge Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arnold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Oxengate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bembridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orlock Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxengate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxengate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxengate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hartcroft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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