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

Will Scarlet Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 207th highest crime rate of 434 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 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Will Scarlet Close (NG21 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 7 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.