Total Crime Rate
178.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darley Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darley Avenue (NG17 7HG) in the last 12 months was 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% higher than the Abbey Hill average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darley Avenue (NG17 7HG), the main crime hotspot is near Hill View Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hill View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coniston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blossom Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Acorn View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Acorn View | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandalwood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pinewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinewood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinewood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wollaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
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