Total Crime Rate
184.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hugget Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 215th highest crime rate of 934 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 Hugget Gardens (NG5 9ER) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hugget Gardens (NG5 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Rees Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bestwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winscale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heatherington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranskill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Muirfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rees Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rees Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meregill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Meregill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heatherington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranskill Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradwell Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetman Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leiston Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chevin Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crossfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ranskill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rees Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farmlands Close | — |
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