Total Crime Rate

296.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 26th highest crime rate of 428 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 5DS) in the last 12 months was 296.4 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% higher than the Ashfields average (82.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Lane (NG17 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martyn Avenue (11 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elderfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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