Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Gardens (NG17 1LT) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Ashfields average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Chestnut Gardens (NG17 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Dovedale Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnycroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blueberry Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushley View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calladine Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovedale Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dovedale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovedale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dovedale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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