Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 19.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chapel Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 170th highest crime rate of 430 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 Chapel Street (NG17 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (NG17 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Burn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapleton Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unwin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Mill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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