Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Kirkby Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkby Road (NG17 1GH) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Road (NG17 1GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkby Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luther Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonser Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendean Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kirkby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeley Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kirkby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kirkby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sherwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendean Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherfield Grange —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Luther Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Collins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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