Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 90th highest crime rate of 428 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 The Hill (NG17 8JR) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Abbey Hill average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hill (NG17 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Chapel Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Chapel Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Chapel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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