Total Crime Rate

415.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 415.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carolgate area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Retford South , and the 17th 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 Carolgate (DN22 6BU) in the last 12 months was 415.1 per 1,000 residents and was 505.8% higher than the East Retford South average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 160.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carolgate (DN22 6BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchgate, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carolgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cannon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A638
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Retford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Hall Yard
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolpack Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolpack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolpack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridgegate Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgegate Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Retford Bus Station
Apr 2026Public order Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchgate Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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