Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 1GT
How much crime is recorded in NG17 1GT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton St Mary's & Ashfields
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
How safe is NG17 1GT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 1GT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 1GTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.71.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.