Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 121.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Rowan Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 107th 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 Rowan Drive (NG17 8FR) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Abbey Hill average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Drive (NG17 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Box Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Box Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacklin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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