Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG5 9QH
How much crime is recorded in NG5 9QH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bestwood Village
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,131 (2024)
How safe is NG5 9QH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG5 9QH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 9QHNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Other crime5.11.5
Drugs4.52.4
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.54.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.