Total Crime Rate
123.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moor Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 50th 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 Moor Road (NG6 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Road (NG6 8SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lacewood Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lacewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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