Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 2JL
How much crime is recorded in NG17 2JL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Huthwaite
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,840 (2024)
How safe is NG17 2JL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 2JL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2JLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime2.41.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.