Total Crime Rate

310.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Urban Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsway , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 430 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 Urban Road (NG17 8AH) in the last 12 months was 310.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.6% higher than the Kingsway average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urban Road (NG17 8AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Urban Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hosiery Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Millers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erewash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hosiery Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenholme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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