Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Arnold Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 368th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arnold Road (NG5 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnold Road (NG5 5HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Embley Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 42 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babbacombe Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Arnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnside Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kinlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orlock Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinlet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Raithby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raithby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raithby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raithby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Landcroft Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

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