Bestwood vs Cotgrave & Wiverton

Bestwood has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,719 crimes in the last 12 months. Cotgrave & Wiverton has a safety score of 82/100 (Safe) with 79 crimes. Cotgrave & Wiverton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bestwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +23.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Cotgrave & Wiverton shows -14.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bestwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,019 incidents). In Cotgrave & Wiverton, it is Criminal Damage & Arson (19 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bestwood recorded 482 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Cotgrave & Wiverton recorded 13. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bestwood totalled 1,019 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 18 in Cotgrave & Wiverton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bestwood recorded 2,209 crimes (now 2,719, a change of +23.1%). Cotgrave & Wiverton recorded 92 crimes previously (now 79, -14.1%).

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. Bestwood has a resolution rate of 28.8% and Cotgrave & Wiverton has 18.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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