Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 97th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Close (NG21 0PP) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Close (NG21 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Rookwood Close. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beck Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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