Total Crime Rate
245.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chevin Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 137th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chevin Gardens (NG5 9ES) in the last 12 months was 245.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 159.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chevin Gardens (NG5 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindisfarne Gardens, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rees Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bestwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rees Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rees Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winscale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranskill Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitcombe Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lytham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Muirfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ranskill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trevino Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weetman Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetman Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winscale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chevin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yates Gardens | Local resolution |
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