Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherwood Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 204th 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 Sherwood Road (NG17 1GU) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (NG17 1GU), the main crime hotspot is near B6018. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beeley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B6018 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stuart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuart Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James William Turner Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnes Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnes Crescent —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barnes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Wass Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Wass Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collins Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sherwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6018 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Garth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kirkby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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