Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.2 8/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windmill Rise area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 66th highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Rise (DE55 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher than the Blackwell average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Rise (DE55 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alfred Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alfreton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buntingbank Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfreton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strutts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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