Ashfield Rural vs Bestwood

Ashfield Rural has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,209 crimes in the last 12 months. Bestwood has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,043 crimes. Bestwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashfield Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Bestwood shows -12.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashfield Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (464 incidents). In Bestwood, it is Violent Crime (781 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashfield Rural recorded 240 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bestwood recorded 368. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashfield Rural totalled 464 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 781 in Bestwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashfield Rural recorded 1,348 crimes (now 1,209, a change of -10.3%). Bestwood recorded 2,336 crimes previously (now 2,043, -12.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ashfield Rural has a resolution rate of 20% and Bestwood has 26.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashfield Rural falls within the Nottinghamshire Police boundary. Bestwood is covered by Nottinghamshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ashfield Rural and Bestwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.