Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Urban Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Kingsway , and the 181st highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urban Road (NG17 8AP) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Kingsway average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urban Road (NG17 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millers Way, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (22 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Erewash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Urban Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Urban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Erewash Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millers Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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