Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Southwell Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 70th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Lane (NG17 8FL) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Lane (NG17 8FL), the main crime hotspot is near Southwell Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Forster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacklin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Southwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Close —
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Data Sources

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