What is the crime rate in ashfield?

As of March 2026, ashfield has an annual crime rate of 93.25 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,072 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does ashfield rank nationally for crime?

ashfield ranks #149 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in ashfield?

The most common crime type in ashfield is Violence & Sexual Offences with 359 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 33.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Nottinghamshire Police Police

ashfield Crime Intelligence Report

ashfield recorded 1,072 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.49 per 1,000 residents. This places ashfield at #149 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 11.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.8% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,072

trending_up +11.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

93.25per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#212of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Nottinghamshire

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Ranked by annual rate

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Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 41 Bicycle theft: 2	41
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 4	21
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 19	19
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 17	17
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15
On or near Little Oak Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 3	9
On or near Whyburn Street Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 10	10
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 9 Bicycle theft: 1	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6 Other theft: 4	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,072 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

359

33.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

200

18.7%

Shoplifting

142

13.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.3%

Public Order

5.5%

Other Theft

5.4%

Vehicle Crime

3.6%

Other Crime

3.5%

Burglary

3.3%

Drug Offences

2.1%

Robbery

1.8%

Weapons Possession

1.3%

Bicycle Theft

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.3%

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Ward Safety Rankings

23 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Carsic	113	199.6
2	Hucknall Central	137	147.5
3	Leamington	56	133.4
4	Kingsway	36	116.7
5	Greenwood & Summit	100	115.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Larwood	7	1.0
shield	Underwood	12	1.2
shield	Ashfields	20	2.8
shield	The Dales	14	3.0
shield	Sutton St Mary's	31	4.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +11.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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