Total Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rugby Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 434 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 0AU) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Rainworth North & Rufford average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rugby Road (NG21 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Vera Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rainworth North & Rufford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curzon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vera Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vera Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vera Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vera Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cambridge Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vera Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harrow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vera Crescent | — |
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