Rainworth & Blidworth
Middle areaWest Newark and Sherwood. 11,470 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rainworth & Blidworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rainworth & Blidworth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainworth & Blidworth at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across Newark and Sherwood.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 498 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 150 |
| Other crime | 146 |
| Shoplifting | 92 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rainworth & Blidworth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rainworth & Blidworth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainworth & Blidworth at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across Newark and Sherwood.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rainworth & Blidworth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (498), anti-social behaviour (150) and other crime (146).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newark and Sherwood
These figures are published for the whole of Newark and Sherwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newark and Sherwood and not Rainworth & Blidworth alone. See Newark and Sherwood
Rainworth & Blidworth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rainworth & Blidworth was £180,000 in 2025.
Rainworth & Blidworth had 11,365 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rainworth & Blidworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rainworth & Blidworth, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.