Bestwood Village
The borough of Gedling has a population of 112,000, which lies to the North East of Nottingham. It is primarily an urban area, which covers the Arnold and Carlton areas, as well as some more rural communities. For the majority of his life, it was home to Lord Byron. The Gedling Neighbourhood teams are led by Inspector Heather Harding, with three teams of PCs and PCSOs under her command. These three teams are split into Gedling Central, Gedling South and Gedling North, each supervised by a Sgt.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across the district.
Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Team provided below. Please note that to report a crime or incident to Nottinghamshire you can visit nottinghamshire.police.uk or in an emergency, please dial 999.
Did you know you can help influence local policing in your community in a number of ways. Nottinghamshire is a pilot area for Immediate Justice where; the scheme provides an opportunity for those who commit low level antisocial behaviour to compensate the community by undertaking supervised reparation activities which help to improve the environment e.g., litter picking, graffiti removal. You can report what areas you would like to see such activities here:-
Immediate Justice (immediatejusticenotts.co.uk)
We run Op Visibility every Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening across all our districts in Nottinghamshire patrolling Hotspots for anti social behaviour as identified by members of the public. You can complete our Op Visibility survey on the link below which if you tell you have witnessed a form or ASB in the past month will generate a request for you to identify where this was on a map so we can consider adding it to our patrol plans.
Please select one of the below options to start the survey. (nottsalerts.co.uk)
Gedling North NPT

Tom Bailey
PCSO

Nik Brennan
Police Constable (Beat Manager)

Philip Button
PC NPT

Isabella Gabrielli
PCSO 1045

Zoe Hughes
PC

Steven King
Inspector

Bhavuk Sharma
Sgt

Hannah Stubbs
PC
Local Priority Issues
We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Bestwood Village have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).
Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.
We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Community Charter.
To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.
What members in Bestwood Village are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
🗞️ New Year update – policing in Gedling
Inspector Steven King has shared his latest update on the work being done in Gedling to tackle antis...
Date for Meeting! Tuesday 21st January 2026
As a member of our Rural Watch scheme on Notts Alerts I write to wish you firstly a Happy New Year! ...
LAST CHANCE - Policing Precept Survey 2026-27 - Closes 12 January 2026
Follow link to complete - Precept Survey 2026-27 - Closes 12 January 2026 Today is your LAST CHANC...
Community Meeting : Fri 23 Jan 16:00
We are encouraging the public to have their say, at an event at the Arnold Library, Front Street...
Nxt Gen Awards 2026: Nominations to celebrate incredible young people now open
Nominations for our annual Nxt Gen Awards - formally known as Live Our Best Life Awards (LOBLA) - ar...
🗣️ Have Your Say - Ask a Question at the Next PCC Accountability Board
Do you have a question about violence against women and girls or police use of force, including stop...
Policing Precept Survey 2026-27 - Closes 12 January 2026
Follow link to complete - Precept Survey 2026-27 - Closes 12 January 2026 The public’s voice is in...
Policing Precept Survey 2026-27 - Closes 12 January 2026
Closes 12 January 2026 The public’s voice is incredibly important when it comes to big decisions...
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