Total Crime Rate
163.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ramsden Croft area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 45th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsden Croft (NG21 0AB) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Rainworth North & Rufford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ramsden Croft (NG21 0AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainworth North & Rufford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warsop Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warsop Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warsop Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warsop Lane | Under investigation |
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