Total Crime Rate

533.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.9 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 533.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 377.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 8th 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 New Road (NG21 0PR) in the last 12 months was 533.9 per 1,000 residents and was 507.5% 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 Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -11.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (NG21 0PR), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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