Forest Town & Newlands
Middle areaSouth east Mansfield. 11,515 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Forest Town & Newlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Forest Town & Newlands
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Town & Newlands at a rate of 58.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.9 per 1,000 people across Mansfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 297 |
| Other crime | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 118 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Forest Town & Newlands compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Forest Town & Newlands safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Town & Newlands at a rate of 58.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.9 per 1,000 people across Mansfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forest Town & Newlands.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (297), other crime (123) and anti-social behaviour (118).
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 Mansfield
These figures are published for the whole of Mansfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mansfield and not Forest Town & Newlands alone. See Mansfield
Forest Town & Newlands in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forest Town & Newlands was £225,000 in 2025.
Forest Town & Newlands had 11,428 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Forest Town & Newlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Forest Town & Newlands, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.