Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherwood View area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 145th highest 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 Sherwood View (NG21 0JW) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood View (NG21 0JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Top Street (7 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 | Allendale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Top Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grasslands | — |
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