Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in East Retford East , and the 107th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .
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 Grove Lane (DN22 6ND) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the East Retford East average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Lane (DN22 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Retford East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Humber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Avon Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatfield Street | Under investigation |
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