Crime Rate in Sutton Central & New Cross, ward

Sutton Central & New Cross has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Ashfield district and the 918th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 80th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sutton Central & New Cross in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Ashfield district average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sutton Central & New Cross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 489 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -36.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 613 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sutton Central & New Cross ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 334 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.