Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 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 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bradwell Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradwell Drive (NG5 9DN) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradwell Drive (NG5 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Felen Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradwell Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottam Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardsey Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardsey Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Cottam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penllech Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colmon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penllech Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weetman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranskill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvest Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmlands Close —
Apr 2026Public order Meriac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradwell Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Ranskill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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