Total Crime Rate
167.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southwell 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 Southwell Close (NG17 8GP) 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 Close (NG17 8GP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenwood & Summit| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacklin Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwell Close | Under investigation |
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