Total Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farndale Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Farndale Road (NG17 4DH) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farndale Road (NG17 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sywell Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton Central & New Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lound House Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
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