Total Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Twitchell area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ashfields , and the 140th highest crime rate of 428 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 The Twitchell (NG17 5DW) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Ashfields average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Twitchell (NG17 5DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Street, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spa Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leamington Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stuart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stuart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James William Turner Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Barnes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spa Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spa Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spa Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stuart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Pavement | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Pavement | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windmill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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