Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 35th 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 The Square (NG6 8TS) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (NG6 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Main Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Main Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopkinson Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Albans Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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