Total Crime Rate

228.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alfreton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 34th 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 Alfreton Road (NG17 1HU) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfreton Road (NG17 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Mapplewells Crescent. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alfreton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henning Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramble Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakleaf Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakleaf Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Charnwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakleaf Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boarhill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapplewells Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mapplewells Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henning Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henning Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henning Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mapplewells Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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