Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Broadwood Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 934 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 Broadwood Road (NG5 5QG) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwood Road (NG5 5QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shoreswood Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bestwood Park Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Shoreswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shoreswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreswood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shoreswood Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Fairlight Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Twycross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goathland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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