Sutton Forest Side & New Cross
Middle areaNorth Ashfield. 10,549 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross at a rate of 158.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 634 |
| Other crime | 281 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 231 |
| Shoplifting | 207 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 128 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Drug offences | 46 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sutton Forest Side & New Cross compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sutton Forest Side & New Cross safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross at a rate of 158.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 165 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (634), other crime (281) and anti-social behaviour (231).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Ashfield
These figures are published for the whole of Ashfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashfield and not Sutton Forest Side & New Cross alone. See Ashfield
Sutton Forest Side & New Cross in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross was £165,000 in 2025.
Sutton Forest Side & New Cross had 10,279 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Sutton Forest Side & New Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sutton Forest Side & New Cross, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.