Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gainsford Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 934 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 Gainsford Crescent (NG5 5HS) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsford Crescent (NG5 5HS), 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 Gainsford Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kinlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Landcroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenholme Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinlet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chisholm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiston Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gainsford Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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