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Crime in NG17 5

How much crime is recorded in NG17 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Population
15,307 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG17 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG17 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary12.09.1
Shoplifting8.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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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.

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