Total Crime Rate

278.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 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 278.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sutton Middle Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 430 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 278.7 per 1,000 residents and was 196.5% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Middle Lane (NG17 8FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Avenue, where police recorded 60 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 Sutton Middle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Box Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Box Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rowan Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Close —
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 2026Burglary Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Avenue —
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Data Sources

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