Beeston vs Bulwell Forest

Beeston has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,556 crimes in the last 12 months. Bulwell Forest has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,382 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Beeston shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bulwell Forest shows -0.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Beeston, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (649 incidents). In Bulwell Forest, it is Violent Crime (541 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Beeston recorded 447 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bulwell Forest recorded 271. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Beeston totalled 631 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 541 in Bulwell Forest. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Beeston recorded 2,355 crimes (now 2,556, a change of +8.5%). Bulwell Forest recorded 1,389 crimes previously (now 1,382, -0.5%).

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. Beeston has a resolution rate of 39.7% and Bulwell Forest has 21.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Beeston falls within the Nottinghamshire Police boundary. Bulwell Forest 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 Beeston and Bulwell Forest. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.