Total Crime Rate

256.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Iona Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 13th highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iona Gardens (NG5 9NT) in the last 12 months was 256.7 per 1,000 residents and was 216.9% higher than the Bestwood St Albans average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iona Gardens (NG5 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Lindisfarne Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iona Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Hill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yates Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weetman Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lytham Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Muirfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevino Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitcombe Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Yates Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helmsdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aidan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuillin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Hill Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goyden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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