Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 9BB
How much crime is recorded in NG17 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,392 (2024)
How safe is NG17 9BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 9BB 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.19.1
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.