Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Short Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 200th 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 Short Street (NG17 4GD) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (NG17 4GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peel Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stoney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Michael'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenter Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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