Total Crime Rate

697.2 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 697.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.9 10/10
  • Other theft 59.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 8th 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 Church Avenue (NG17 2EB) in the last 12 months was 697.2 per 1,000 residents and was 750.5% higher than the Ashfields average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (NG17 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grosvenor Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carsic Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carsic Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hack Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Aspley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aspley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspley Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonser Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonser Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bonser Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bonser Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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