Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rugby Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 187th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rugby Road (NG21 0AT) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Rainworth North & Rufford average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugby Road (NG21 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warsop Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rugby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbird Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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