Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 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 105.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Bower Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 439th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Bower Road (NG5 5RB) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Bower Road (NG5 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Trinstead Way. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Bower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairlight Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfellows Close
Apr 2026Public order Twycross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wendling Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goathland Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castellan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfellows Close
Apr 2026Burglary Longfellows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dylan Thomas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robbie Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Capenwray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capenwray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Ash Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Ash Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capenwray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fairlight Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fairlight Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chediston Vale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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