Crime Rates at Forest Street, Sutton-in-ashfield, NG17 1DA

Forest Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ashfields , and the 50th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Street (NG17 1DA) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher than the Ashfields average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Street (NG17 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.