Total Crime Rate
111.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skegby Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 115th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Skegby Road (NG17 4FF) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skegby Road (NG17 4FF), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton Central & New Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hartington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harwood Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brown Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hibbert Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mapleton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mapleton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hartington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartington Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hartington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapleton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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