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Crime in NG17 4FJ

How much crime is recorded in NG17 4FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Sutton Forest Side & New Cross
Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,703 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG17 4FJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG17 4FJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NG17 4FJNational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Burglary14.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.44.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime5.01.5
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.92.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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