Postcode district · Mansfield
Crime in NG21
How much crime is recorded in NG21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 30,686 (2024)
How safe is NG21
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG21, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NG21National
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.