Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 7LB
How much crime is recorded in NG17 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Kirkby
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
How safe is NG17 7LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 7LB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
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 7LBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Burglary9.29.1
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.