Total Crime Rate

269.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 269.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Drugs 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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
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

Forest Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Gardens (NG17 9BY) in the last 12 months was 269.0 per 1,000 residents and was 274.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 8.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Gardens (NG17 9BY), 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 Forest Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Little Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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