Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Lindisfarne Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 15th highest crime rate of 388 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 Lindisfarne Gardens (NG5 9NU) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher than the Bestwood St Albans average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindisfarne Gardens (NG5 9NU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lindisfarne Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chevin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weetman 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 2026Possession of weapons Meregill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meregill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rees Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rees Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindisfarne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muirfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chad Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chad Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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