Crime Rates at Westfield Close, Sutton-in-ashfield, NG17 1EA

Westfield Close 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 Westfield Close (NG17 1EA) 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 Westfield Close (NG17 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langford Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.