Total Crime Rate

697.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 697.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.9 10/10
  • Other theft 59.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 8th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (NG17 1AL) in the last 12 months was 697.2 per 1,000 residents and was 750.5% higher than the Ashfields average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (NG17 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Pavement Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Pavement Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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