Crime Rates at Will Scarlet Close, Blidworth, Mansfield, NG21 0NJ

Will Scarlet Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Will Scarlet Close (NG21 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Will Scarlet Close (NG21 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.