Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sherwood Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Edwinstowe & Clipstone , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Place (NG21 9BB) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Edwinstowe & Clipstone average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Place (NG21 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Greendale Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greendale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greendale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greendale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greendale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Baulker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clay Cross Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Cross Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Cross Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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