Total Crime Rate

406.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 406.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bestwood Park area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 Bestwood Park (S45 9LD) in the last 12 months was 406.4 per 1,000 residents and was 208.0% higher than the Clay Cross North average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 157.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bestwood Park (S45 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bestwood Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eyre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thanet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertrand Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bestwood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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