Total Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Andrew Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainworth North & Rufford , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 436 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 Andrew Drive (NG21 0TX) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andrew Drive (NG21 0TX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beck Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rookwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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