Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ashwood Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 164th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Avenue (NG17 7QA) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Avenue (NG17 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hill View Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hill View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spruce Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandalwood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Andrews Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Hill View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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