Total Crime Rate
126.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Primrose Business Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackwell , and the 57th highest 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 Primrose Business Park (DE55 5GZ) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Business Park (DE55 5GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dodgewell Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fern Bank Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dodgewell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fern Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dodgewell Close | — |
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