Total Crime Rate
198.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darricott Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 31st highest crime rate of 436 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 Darricott Close (NG21 0FP) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darricott Close (NG21 0FP), the main crime hotspot is near Vera Crescent. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vera Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirklington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vera Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Drive | — |
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