Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hill Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 197th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Crescent (NG17 4JD) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Crescent (NG17 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside View. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mapleton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mapleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View 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 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Prior Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackmires Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackmires Way
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lakeside View Under investigation

Data Sources

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