Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Morley Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 175th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Street (NG17 4ED) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Street (NG17 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Beighton Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bowne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Slater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Downing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Slater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Stoney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bentinck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bramley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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