Total Crime Rate

125.4 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Downing Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 47th 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 Downing Street (DE55 2HE) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Street (DE55 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order High Street Local resolution
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 Albert Street 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 High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fordbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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