Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (NG17 7EN) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Abbey Hill average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Kingsway (NG17 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas' Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roseberry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roseberry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pearl Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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