Crime Rate in Ling Forest, ward

Ling Forest has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 wards in Mansfield district and the 2859th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 291st lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ling Forest in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Mansfield district average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ling Forest’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ling Forest ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Oak Tree Lane, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lingforest Court (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.