Crime Rates at Minster Close, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8GL

Minster Close 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 Minster Close (NG17 8GL) 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 Minster Close (NG17 8GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.