Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 96th 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 1JB) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Ashfields average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfreton Road (NG17 1JB), 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henning Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blueberry Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramble Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakleaf Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakleaf Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakleaf Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charnwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boarhill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mapplewells Crescent Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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