Crime Rates at The Avenue, Sutton-in-ashfield, NG17 1GJ

The Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 428 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 The Avenue (NG17 1GJ) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Ashfields average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (NG17 1GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Avenue, where police recorded 20 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.