West Hucknall
Middle areaSouth Ashfield. 7,582 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in West Hucknall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Hucknall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Hucknall at a rate of 51.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 154 |
| Other crime | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Hucknall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Hucknall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Hucknall at a rate of 51.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Hucknall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (154), other crime (68) and shoplifting (46).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Ashfield
These figures are published for the whole of Ashfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashfield and not West Hucknall alone. See Ashfield
West Hucknall in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Hucknall was £240,000 in 2025.
West Hucknall had 7,633 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in West Hucknall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Hucknall, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.