Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 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 129.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dorchester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse , and the 103rd 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 Dorchester Road (NG17 9DL) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (NG17 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Dorchester Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuncargate Road Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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