Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bestwood Park Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 304th highest 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 Bestwood Park Drive (NG5 5QS) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bestwood Park Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chevin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winscale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prendwick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prendwick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stoneacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chediston Vale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneacre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneacre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leiston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Ash Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crossfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoreswood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Belleville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bestwood Park Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Hill Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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