Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Forest Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 130th 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 Forest Road (NG17 3BB) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (NG17 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwood Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lound House Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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