Crime Rates at Dovedale Avenue, Sutton-in-ashfield, NG17 1DX

Dovedale Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 68th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Avenue (NG17 1DX) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Avenue (NG17 1DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovedale Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.