Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG5 8SE
How much crime is recorded in NG5 8SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bestwood Village
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
NG5 8SENottingham
How safe is NG5 8SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG5 8SE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8SENational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.