Total Crime Rate

209.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Unity Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Unity Road (NG17 7LE) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 136.3% higher than the Abbey Hill average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unity Road (NG17 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Edward Street. Police recorded 20 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 Unity Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Observatory Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime David Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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