Total Crime Rate
141.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belconnen Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 313th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belconnen Road (NG5 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belconnen Road (NG5 5HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Embley Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bestwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gainsford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pavior Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Davies Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belconnen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belconnen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cairns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tring Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Staplehurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Embley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millidge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Embley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Embley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Embley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Embley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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