Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 142.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wheatley Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingsway , and the 87th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatley Avenue (NG17 8BN) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Avenue (NG17 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Chapel Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rowan Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cookson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cookson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannerman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannerman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannerman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarries Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Chapel Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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