Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 428 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 Russell Street (NG17 4BE) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Sutton Central & New Cross average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (NG17 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Beighton Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Priestsic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Outram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Slater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slater Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beighton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gresham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentinck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bentinck Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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