Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

The Croft area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Croft (DE55 2BU) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Blackwell average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (DE55 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fordbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sporton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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