Bestwood Village
Middle areaWest Gedling. 6,336 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bestwood Village live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bestwood Village
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bestwood Village at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 68.6 per 1,000 people across Gedling.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 128 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 65 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bestwood Village compares
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Is Bestwood Village safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bestwood Village at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 68.6 per 1,000 people across Gedling.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bestwood Village.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (128), anti-social behaviour (65) and other crime (65).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gedling
These figures are published for the whole of Gedling, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gedling and not Bestwood Village alone. See Gedling
Bestwood Village in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bestwood Village was £220,000 in 2025.
Bestwood Village had 6,093 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bestwood Village live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bestwood Village, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.