Total Crime Rate

197.1 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 197.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bestwood Park Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 193rd 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 Bestwood Park Drive (NG5 5QS) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher 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 Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwood Park Drive (NG5 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shoreswood Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rees Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bestwood Park Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chediston Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Ash Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winscale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winscale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rees Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rees Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chevin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harkstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chediston Vale
Sep 2025Public order Rose Ash Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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