Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 4AS
How much crime is recorded in NG17 4AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Dales & South Skegby
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,421 (2024)
How safe is NG17 4AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 4AS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4ASNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order4.04.6
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.