Total Crime Rate
193.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashwood Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 54th highest crime rate of 430 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 Ashwood Close (NG17 5DE) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% higher than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashwood Close (NG17 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leamington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesbitt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Pavement | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Langton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesbitt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barnes Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Twitchell | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesbitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Langton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coronation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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