Total Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emerald Grove area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 430 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 Emerald Grove (NG17 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Abbey Hill average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emerald Grove (NG17 7QJ), 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 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hill View 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 | Wollaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
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