Total Crime Rate

577.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 577.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.8 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 8th highest crime rate of 430 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 Kensington Close (NG17 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 577.5 per 1,000 residents and was 618.5% higher than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 186.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Close (NG17 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Langton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Langford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woods Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Langford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lammas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woods Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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