Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartcroft Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 939 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 Hartcroft Road (NG5 5JF) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartcroft Road (NG5 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Bembridge Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raithby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bembridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Hartcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmewood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pedmore Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pedmore Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pedmore Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raithby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Raithby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raithby Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orlock Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raithby Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stevenholme Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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