Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sutton Middle Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 40th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Middle Lane (NG17 8FX) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Abbey Hill average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Middle Lane (NG17 8FX), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Middle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Almond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Banks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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