Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church View Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church View Close (NG5 9QP) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church View Close (NG5 9QP), the main crime hotspot is near Rees Gardens. Police recorded 36 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 Church View Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmonds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rees Gardens 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 Pentland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harkstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rees Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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