Bestwood vs Eastwood

Bestwood has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,043 crimes in the last 12 months. Eastwood has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 1,128 crimes. Eastwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bestwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Eastwood shows -15.1% (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 (781 incidents). In Eastwood, it is Violent Crime (370 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bestwood recorded 368 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Eastwood recorded 185. 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 781 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 370 in Eastwood. 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 2,336 crimes (now 2,043, a change of -12.5%). Eastwood recorded 1,329 crimes previously (now 1,128, -15.1%).

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 26.9% and Eastwood has 38.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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