Crime Rate in Farnsfield, ward

Farnsfield has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newark and Sherwood district and the 2496th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 254th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Farnsfield in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Newark and Sherwood district average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Farnsfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Farnsfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Main Street, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brickyard Lane (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.