Total Crime Rate

1012.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

478.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1012.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 478.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 367.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 267.9 10/10
  • Public order 86.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.2 10/10
  • Other theft 53.2 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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

Potmakers Grove area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 4th highest crime rate of 430 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 Potmakers Grove (NG17 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 1012.8 per 1,000 residents and was 656.5% higher 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 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 261 (≈ 478.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potmakers Grove (NG17 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prior Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potmakers Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Prior Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Brown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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