Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birds Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse , and the 159th 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 Birds Lane (NG17 9FD) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birds Lane (NG17 9FD), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Green Avenue. Police recorded 24 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 Birds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Dene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Steeples Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorneywood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Green Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bird'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Green Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Green Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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