Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hardwick Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Skegby , and the 156th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwick Close (NG17 3BU) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Skegby average (133.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Close (NG17 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stamper Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Grove

Data Sources

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