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 5HT) 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 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 40 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Madden Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Murray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellsworth Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gainsford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastglade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastglade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastglade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millidge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Millidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millidge Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Chisholm Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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