Crime Rates at Bestwood Road, Nottingham, NG6 9JP

Bestwood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 136th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Bestwood Road (NG6 9JP) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 169.8% higher than the Bulwell Forest average (91.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 132.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwood Road (NG6 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lema Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.