Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 1AR
How much crime is recorded in NG17 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Central & Leamington
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,307 (2024)
How safe is NG17 1AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 1AR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NG17 1ARNational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Burglary23.49.1
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Public order10.34.6
Other theft8.94.5
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Other crime6.61.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Shoplifting5.08.4
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person2.82.1
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.