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Crime in Ashfield by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,418crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Underwoodlowest rate49.4 per 1,000 a year
99.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Jacksdale (-3%), Skegby (-1%) and Hucknall (6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Stanton HillNG17 · 4,759 residents 135.3▲ 11%violence
2Sutton-in-AshfieldNG17 · 48,876 residents 127.8▲ 10%violence
3AnnesleyNG17 · 15,139 residents 123.1▲ 14%violence
4HuthwaiteNG17 · 20,745 residents 116.5▲ 10%violence
5NuncargateNG17 · 18,060 residents 116.3▲ 13%violence
6JacksdaleNG16 · 10,052 residents 100.7▼ 3%violence
7Kirkby-in-AshfieldNG17 · 33,510 residents 99.3▲ 12%violence
8HucknallNG15 · 36,437 residents 99.2▲ 6%violence
9New SelstonNG16 · 2,825 residents 97.7▼ 30%violence
10Annesley WoodhouseNG17 · 15,118 residents 73.6▲ 13%violence
11SkegbyNG17 · 8,651 residents 66.1▼ 1%violence
12WestwoodNG16 · 3,038 residents 57.9▲ 16%violence
13SelstonNG16 · 6,584 residents 51.6▼ 33%violence
14BagthorpeNG16 · 2,835 residents 50.8▼ 16%violence
15UnderwoodNG16 · 2,835 residents 49.4▲ 35%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Ashfield have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Underwood, Bagthorpe, Selston, Westwood and Skegby.

Which areas of Ashfield have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Stanton Hill, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Annesley, Huthwaite and Nuncargate.

Is crime going up or down in Ashfield?

Across Ashfield, 3,418 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.