Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vernon Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 209th 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 Vernon Road (NG17 8EE) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Abbey Hill average (94.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (NG17 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkby-In-Ashfield, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bannerman Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannerman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkby-In-Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannerman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannerman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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