Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 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 162.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Waterslack Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blyth , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .

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 Waterslack Road (DN11 8DN) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Blyth average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterslack Road (DN11 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Serlby Park Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterslack Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Serlby Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterslack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Serlby Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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