Crap Towns / Mansfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Mansfield?

The police recorded 131 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Mansfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 52.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 130, down from 136 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	136	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	127	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	130	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	52.2	34.1
Shoplifting	22.4	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	12.6	7.0
Public order	9.5	6.6
Other theft	9.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.7	3.8
Drugs	5.6	2.4
Other crime	4.3	2.0
Burglary	3.8	3.1
Possession of weapons	2.2	0.8
Robbery	1.8	0.6
Theft from the person	1.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Mansfield	–	131
Sutton in Ashfield	4.2 km	105
Shirebrook	7.0 km	92.4
Huthwaite	7.3 km	83.1
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	5.8 km	82.5
Market Warsop	7.6 km	69.5
Rainworth	6.0 km	68.2
Mansfield Woodhouse	3.1 km	58.3
Annesley Woodhouse	8.0 km	57.0
Forest Town	3.5 km	48.6
Ravenshead	6.5 km	19.9
The typical town	–	76.2