Retford vs Sherwood

Retford has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,912 crimes in the last 12 months. Sherwood has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,926 crimes. Retford scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Retford shows a year-on-year crime trend of -15.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sherwood shows -6.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Retford, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (737 incidents). In Sherwood, it is Violent Crime (600 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Retford recorded 315 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sherwood recorded 297. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Retford totalled 737 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 600 in Sherwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Retford recorded 2,262 crimes (now 1,912, a change of -15.5%). Sherwood recorded 2,059 crimes previously (now 1,926, -6.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Retford has a resolution rate of 22.9% and Sherwood has 31.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Retford falls within the Nottinghamshire Police boundary. Sherwood is covered by Nottinghamshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Retford and Sherwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.