Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.3 10/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Central Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Kingsway , and the 104th highest crime rate of 428 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 Central Avenue (NG17 7FU) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% higher than the Kingsway average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (NG17 7FU), the main crime hotspot is near Halfmoon Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Halfmoon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halfmoon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfmoon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfmoon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfmoon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grives Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pearl Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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