Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Riley Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riley Avenue (NG17 2ES) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Avenue (NG17 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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