Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Common area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 99th 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 Common (DE55 2EN) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Blackwell average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Common (DE55 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Common area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laurel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grange
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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