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Crime in NG17 2LB

How much crime is recorded in NG17 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Huthwaite
Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,840 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG17 2LB

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 2LB 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
By type

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 2LBNational
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
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
15
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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