Total Crime Rate

302.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 302.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hardwick Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 25th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwick Lane (NG17 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 302.9 per 1,000 residents and was 276.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Lane (NG17 5DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jephson Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Twitchell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesbitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elderfield Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Elderfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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