Crime Rate in Underwood, ward

Underwood has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Ashfield district and the 2241st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 219th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Underwood in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Ashfield district average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Underwood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Underwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Felley Mill Lane (North), with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.