Total Crime Rate

287.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lees Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 8th highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lees Lane (DE55 2AD) in the last 12 months was 287.6 per 1,000 residents and was 440.7% higher than the Blackwell average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Lane (DE55 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickyard Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lees Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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