Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rainworth Water Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 54th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainworth Water Road (NG21 0DU) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainworth Water Road (NG21 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warsop Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rainworth Water Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warsop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warsop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warsop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warsop Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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