Total Crime Rate

476.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

363.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 476.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 363.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 340.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Hay Fields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 9th 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 The Hay Fields (NG21 0PB) in the last 12 months was 476.6 per 1,000 residents and was 442.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 241 (≈ 363.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hay Fields (NG21 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near The Fields. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Hay Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirklington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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