Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melksham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 275th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melksham Road (NG5 5RX) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melksham Road (NG5 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tree View Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castellan Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melksham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirtling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wendling Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franklin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillington Rise —
Sep 2025Other theft Castellan Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Robbie Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wendling Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wendling Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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