Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hillgrove Gardens area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 455th lowest crime rate of 934 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 Hillgrove Gardens (NG5 9ND) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillgrove Gardens (NG5 9ND), 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 Hillgrove Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weetman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranskill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmlands Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Gardens
Apr 2026Public order Ranskill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pine Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bradwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Meriac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meregill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Meregill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradwell Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvest Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hathersage Close
Apr 2026Other crime Cottam Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottam Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvest Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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