Total Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chippenham Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chippenham Road (NG5 5SR) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chippenham Road (NG5 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Longmead Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippenham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amber Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bembridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bembridge Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fairlight Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxengate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berwick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fairlight Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twycross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longmead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Twycross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twycross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairlight Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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