Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bewcastle Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 74th highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bewcastle Road (NG5 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewcastle Road (NG5 9PJ), 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 Bewcastle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aidan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmonds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finsbury Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Shacklock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shacklock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Muirfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lytham Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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