Bestwood
Middle areaNorth Nottingham. 9,714 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bestwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bestwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bestwood at a rate of 125.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 159.7 per 1,000 people across Nottingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 460 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 230 |
| Other crime | 184 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 136 |
| Shoplifting | 79 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bestwood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bestwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bestwood at a rate of 125.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 159.7 per 1,000 people across Nottingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bestwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (460), anti-social behaviour (230) and other crime (184).
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 Nottingham
These figures are published for the whole of Nottingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Nottingham and not Bestwood alone. See Nottingham
Bestwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bestwood was £175,000 in 2025.
Bestwood had 9,433 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bestwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bestwood, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.