Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (NG17 3BL) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (NG17 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lound House Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beechwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beechwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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