Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alfreton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 35th 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 Alfreton Road (DE55 2AS) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 179.6% higher than the Blackwell average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alfreton Road (DE55 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alfreton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buntingbank Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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