Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashfield Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 94th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Street (NG17 3BE) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Sutton Central & New Cross average (133.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Street (NG17 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lound House Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beechwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beechwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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