Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse , and the 179th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Close (NG17 9BS) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Close (NG17 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Little Oak Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dorchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Little Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuncargate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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