Total Crime Rate
83.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belleville Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belleville Drive (NG5 5PP) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belleville Drive (NG5 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shoreswood Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rees Gardens (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bestwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winscale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreswood Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazel Hill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shoreswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shoreswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneacre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shoreswood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prendwick Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prendwick Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shoreswood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chevin Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneacre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneacre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stoneacre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreswood Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Ash Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Ash Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chediston Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leiston Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crossfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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