Crime Rate in Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood, ward

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Ashfield district and the 1731st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 163rd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Ashfield district average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.