Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birkdale Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 80th 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 Birkdale Drive (NG17 8PP) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Drive (NG17 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Almond Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kingswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkdale Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Almond Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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