Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 1LZ
How much crime is recorded in NG17 1LZ, 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
- 1,245 (2024)
How safe is NG17 1LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 1LZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 1LZNational
Violence and sexual offences40.923.6
Burglary10.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.84.5
Public order5.74.6
Other crime4.01.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.51.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.