Crime Rates at Melksham Road, Nottingham, NG5 5RW

Melksham Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 390th lowest 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 Melksham Road (NG5 5RW) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melksham Road (NG5 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goathland Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castellan Rise (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.