Crime Rates at Priestsic Road, Sutton-in-ashfield, NG17 2AE

Priestsic Road area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 2nd 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 Priestsic Road (NG17 2AE) in the last 12 months was 1525.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1761.5% 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 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 362.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestsic Road (NG17 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 305 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.