Total Crime Rate
256.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindisfarne 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 Lindisfarne Gardens (NG5 9NU) 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 Lindisfarne Gardens (NG5 9NU), 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 St Albans| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuillin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Muirfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rees Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rees Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chevin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weetman Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weetman Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lytham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitcombe Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmsdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trevino Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aidan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goyden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yates Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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