Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wrightson Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 74th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrightson Close (NG17 4LT) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrightson Close (NG17 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Woodpecker Grove. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrightson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hibbert Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Way
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kingfisher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Hillocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodpecker Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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