Stapleford is among the top 5 most dangerous small towns in Nottinghamshire, and is the 41st most dangerous overall out of Nottinghamshire's 236 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Stapleford in 2021 was 68 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Nottinghamshire's overall crime rate, coming in 13% lower than the Nottinghamshire rate of 76 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Stapleford is the 274th most dangerous small town, and the 1,680th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In December 2021, Stapleford was the worst small town in Nottinghamshire for bicycle theft, with 3 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. December 2021 was also a bad month for Stapleford residents, when it was Nottinghamshire's most dangerous small town for burglary, recording 8 crimes at a rate of 0.51 per 1,000 residents. Stapleford recorded 21 reports of criminal damage and arson during November 2021, making its crime rate of 1.3 the worst small town for criminal damage and arson in Nottinghamshire that month.
The most common crimes in Stapleford are violence and sexual offences, with 472 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 30. This is 3.4% higher than 2020's figure of 456 offences and a difference of 1.02 from 2020's crime rate of 29. Stapleford's least common crime is theft from the person, with 6 offences recorded in 2021, a decrease of 67% from 2020's figure of 10 crimes.
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As of 2022, the crime rate in Stapleford is 22% lower than the East Midlands and 13% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
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Incidents mapped in Stapleford represent the time frame between May 2019 and April 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
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| Year | Crime Rate per 1,000 people | Total Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | 1,066 |
| 2020 | 63 | 998 |
| 2019 | 76 | 1,205 |
| 2018 | 69 | 1,093 |
| 2017 | 70 | 1,108 |
| 2016 | 50 | 795 |
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| Stapleford | Nottinghamshire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | Count | Rate | Count | Rate | Rate Difference |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 411 | 26.07 | 35,093 | 30.22 | 16% safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 21 | 1.33 | 1,282 | 1.10 | 17% more dangerous |
| Burglary | 39 | 2.47 | 4,277 | 3.68 | 49% safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 129 | 8.18 | 10,341 | 8.91 | 9% safer |
| Drugs | 35 | 2.22 | 3,986 | 3.43 | 55% safer |
| Other Crime | 26 | 1.65 | 2,567 | 2.21 | 34% safer |
| Other Theft | 73 | 4.63 | 7,017 | 6.04 | 30% safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 14 | 0.89 | 1,067 | 0.92 | 3.4% safer |
| Public Order | 76 | 4.82 | 7,682 | 6.62 | 37% safer |
| Robbery | 9 | 0.57 | 761 | 0.66 | 16% safer |
| Shoplifting | 89 | 5.65 | 8,716 | 7.51 | 33% safer |
| Theft From the Person | 6 | 0.38 | 840 | 0.72 | 89% safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 77 | 4.88 | 5,305 | 4.57 | 6% more dangerous |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 472 | 29.94 | 34,853 | 30.02 | 0.27% safer |
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotgrave | 382 | 47.08 | 44% safer |
| Balderton | 493 | 48.83 | 38% safer |
| Selston | 671 | 53.74 | 26% safer |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 1,114 | 59.53 | 14% safer |
| Warsop | 837 | 66.15 | 2.2% safer |
| Stapleford | 1,066 | 67.61 | - |
| Ollerton and Boughton | 770 | 70.29 | 3.8% more dangerous |
| Retford | 1,837 | 79.48 | 15% more dangerous |
| Harworth Bircotes | 705 | 82.88 | 18% more dangerous |
| Eastwood | 1,020 | 90.58 | 25% more dangerous |
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| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Wellspring Dale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Broad Oak Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Other theft | On or near Wesleyan Chapel Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Burglary | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Other theft | On or near Brookhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Gibbons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Manor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Furlong Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Burglary | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Broad Oak Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Shanklin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Gibbons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 25 | 24 | 44 | 26 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.44 | 1.3 | Getting worse |
| Burglary | 8 | 6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | No change |
| Other Theft | 7 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.32 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.89 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6 | 4.8 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.57 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 4.4 | 6 | 4.4 | 6 | Getting worse |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.38 | 1.0 | 0.63 | 0.38 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 6 | 6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 25 | 32 | 29 | 30 | Getting worse |
We only display green spaces in Stapleford that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2021.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others | Crimes per Hectare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickings Lane Recreation Ground | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Small Town | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 67.08 | 0.79% safer |
| Stapleford | 67.61 | - |
| Croydon | 82.48 | 18% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 90.05 | 25% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 90.52 | 25% more dangerous |
| Coventry | 102.24 | 34% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 111.59 | 39% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 123.06 | 45% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 129.64 | 48% more dangerous |
| Bradford | 132.28 | 49% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 150.94 | 55% more dangerous |
| Neighbourhood | Crime Count | Crime Rate | Danger Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleford North | 456 | 70 | First |
| Stapleford South | 621 | 67 | Second |
Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Stapleford change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in December, when Stapleford saw a 500% increase in drugs. Stapleford saw a large fall in vehicle crime during December, when it fell by 90% compared to December in 2019.
| Crime | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | +53% | +207% | +307% | +73% | +82% | +64% | +68% | +65% | +63% | +69% |
| Bicycle Theft | - | - | -67% | - | - | - | - | - | -50% | - |
| Burglary | -67% | -71% | -63% | -38% | - | -67% | -60% | -38% | -63% | +50% |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | +50% | -25% | -38% | -42% | -6% | -41% | +30% | -53% | -20% | -50% |
| Drugs | +300% | - | +300% | +100% | +200% | - | +200% | -50% | -50% | +500% |
| Other Crime | -40% | -67% | +200% | - | -75% | - | - | +100% | - | - |
| Other Theft | -40% | -89% | -50% | -38% | -43% | -75% | -17% | +100% | - | -47% |
| Possession of Weapons | - | - | - | - | -33% | - | - | -50% | - | - |
| Public Order | -13% | -50% | +117% | +33% | - | +30% | - | -20% | +120% | +40% |
| Robbery | - | - | - | +100% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoplifting | -30% | -55% | -78% | -20% | -40% | +50% | -44% | +120% | +500% | +25% |
| Theft From the Person | +300% | - | - | -50% | - | - | -67% | - | -50% | - |
| Vehicle Crime | - | +50% | -50% | +75% | -71% | +100% | - | -57% | -55% | -90% |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | +19% | -23% | +8% | -45% | -18% | -16% | +26% | -26% | +9% | -16% |
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