Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Carsic , and the 79th 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 Highfield Road (NG17 2FX) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Carsic average (201.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NG17 2FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Oval, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Meden Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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