Rushcliffe News over the last week

Crime updates and activity

Over the last week a number of incidents have occurred in Rushcliffe which have had an impact on communities.

On Tuesday 3rd of February 2026 a van was pursued by specialist officers from Operational Support which ended up in Radcliffe on Trent, a suspect was arrested and a stolen motorcycle recovered from the van. 

On the same day in Bingham a man who was on electronic tag was arrested for breaching the conditions he is due to be sentenced for the traffic offences that he was on bail for.

Following a burglary at Shelton on Monday 2nd of February 2026 a vehicle which had been linked was stopped in Nottingham and two men were arrested they have been bailed while further enquiries are conducted.

On Wednesday 4th of February 2026 officers on patrol in Bingham arrested a man who had been driving a vehicle which he was not insured to drive on searching him officers found suspected Class A and Class B drugs. This man was charged and bailed to court the same day for unlawful possession of Class A and Class B drugs and driving without insurance he has been bailed to return to a police station awaiting the result of a blood test for drug driving.

On Thursday evening beat managers for Bingham and Cotgrave attended a meeting with representatives of parish councils, neighbourhood watches and other local groups where an increase in anti-social behaviour was highlighted in local communities. Many of these incidents have not been reported to Police or the Borough Council. This lead to action on Friday evening with officers stopping a boy in Cotgrave who was returned to his home address which was not in the town, he will be interviewed at a later date. 

Some members of a group who have been causing anti-social behaviour in retail premises and Bingham town centre have been identified by officers from CCTV in the town centre and shops and will be visited at home to progress action to address their behaviour.

The neighbourhood policing team and response officers continue to attend incidents and patrol known crime hotspots. To identify offenders and deal with incident they need people to report crimes and incidents.

Two officers from Rushcliffe attended the National Poaching and Hare Coursing conference along with officers from 20 police forces on Friday. Hosted by Leicestershire Police and funded by the Hare preservation trust the conference brings together Police, Environment Agency, organisations that represent Conservation, Shooting, Fishing, Wildlife and Animal welfare charities to discuss issues, crime and sharing information to improve outcomes for rural communities.