Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Melksham Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melksham Road (NG5 5RX) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melksham Road (NG5 5RX), the main crime hotspot is near Castellan Rise. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melksham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Longfellows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirtling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirtling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kirtling Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capenwray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capenwray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Capenwray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robbie Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castellan Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dylan Thomas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castellan Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfellows Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wendling Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfellows Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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