Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsway , and the 80th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (NG17 7FL) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Kingsway average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (NG17 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halfmoon Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grives Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grives Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halfmoon Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfmoon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Halfmoon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Halfmoon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Halfmoon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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