Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG5 8PE
How much crime is recorded in NG5 8PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bestwood Village
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,476 (2024)
NG5 8PENottingham
How safe is NG5 8PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG5 8PE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NG5 8PENational
Violence and sexual offences50.623.6
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Other theft7.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.54.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime3.41.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.