Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priestsic Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priestsic Road (NG17 2AL) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestsic Road (NG17 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priestsic Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paling Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paling Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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