Postcode · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Crime in NG17 9HL
How much crime is recorded in NG17 9HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,705 (2024)
How safe is NG17 9HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 9HL area, well 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9HLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.