Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 316th 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 5HR) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnold Road (NG5 5HR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Arnold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Embley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stevenholme Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carnwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnwood Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bratton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hartcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bratton Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bratton Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Close —
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Data Sources

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