Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsway , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 430 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 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Kingsway average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urban Road (NG17 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Urban Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkby-In-Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenholme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erewash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wilson Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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