Crime in Mansfield
Recorded crime in Mansfield is 1.9 times the Mansfield council average and 2.2 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Mansfield: about 26,607 residents in 28 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 1/10High crime
- Living
- 8.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- −10%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.9×the Mansfield council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Mansfield.
Crime over 5 years
Down 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Mansfield, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.9× the Mansfield council average (2.2× the England and Wales average). 196 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Drugs: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 50 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Mansfield (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Mansfield council area, not only the town of Mansfield. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 179 | 1.6 | Down 5% |
| Cars broken into | 168 | 1.5 | Down 25% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 780 | 6.9 | Down 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 191 | 1.7 | Up 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in NG18
In NG18, the postcode district at the centre of Mansfield, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,575 | 9% | 6% | 70% | 13% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 1,120 | 26% | 9% | 10% | 55% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 618 | 9% | 4% | 37% | 50% | 0% |
| Public order | 478 | 17% | 8% | 50% | 23% | 1% |
| Other theft | 463 | 4% | 3% | 30% | 62% | 2% |
| Drugs | 287 | 29% | 33% | 24% | 9% | 6% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 266 | 3% | 0% | 12% | 84% | 0% |
| Burglary | 209 | 14% | 0% | 22% | 61% | 1% |
| Other crime | 208 | 11% | 9% | 63% | 15% | 2% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 94 | 38% | 6% | 45% | 10% | 1% |
| Robbery | 86 | 15% | 5% | 40% | 37% | 3% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 57 | 5% | 2% | 40% | 53% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 2.3 |
| Burglary | 7.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 68.9 |
| Drugs | 12.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 3.0 |
| Other crime | 4.7 |
| Other theft | 14.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 19.2 |
| Public order | 15.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 |
| Shoplifting | 35.3 |
Postcode districts in Mansfield
Nearby towns
Council: Mansfield
Questions about crime in Mansfield
- Is Mansfield a safe place to live?
- Mansfield scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.9 times the Mansfield council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Mansfield?
- Down 10% over 5 years, from 5,668 recorded crimes a year to 5,117.
- What is the most common crime in Mansfield?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Mansfield compare with Mansfield council?
- Crime severity in Mansfield is 1.9 times the Mansfield council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Mansfield?
- In NG18, the postcode district at the centre of Mansfield, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 33% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Mansfield?
- Of 209 burglaries reported in NG18, the postcode district at the centre of Mansfield between September 2024 and August 2025, 14% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 61% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Mansfield?
- In the Mansfield council area, the police recorded 179 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 5% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Mansfield?
- 780 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Mansfield council area, 6.9 per 1,000 residents, 1.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Mansfield last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in the Mansfield council area, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.