Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackwell Road area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Carsic , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Blackwell Road (NG17 2RB) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackwell Road (NG17 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boots Yard, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kedlestone Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Huthwaite & Brierley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Boots Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B6026 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boots Yard | Under investigation |
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