Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Silk Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 120th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silk Street (NG17 5AD) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silk Street (NG17 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Pavement Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woods Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Woods Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barnes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sherwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Twitchell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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