Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shoreswood Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 318th highest 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 Shoreswood Close (NG5 5PY) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shoreswood Close (NG5 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Shoreswood Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shoreswood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goathland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harkstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ketton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chediston Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chediston Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Ash Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rose Ash Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ketton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goathland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Hill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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