Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burma Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 160th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burma Road (NG21 0RT) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burma Road (NG21 0RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Quadrangle, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belle Vue Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Emma Bates Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leach Way | — |
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