Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prior Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Prior Close (NG17 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prior Close (NG17 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mapleton Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prior Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prior Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mapleton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mapleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hartington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hartington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prior Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hartington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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