Total Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hospital Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in East Retford North , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Bassetlaw .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hospital Road (DN22 7BG) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the East Retford North average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other 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 ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hospital Road (DN22 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabethan Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Retford North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | West Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabethan Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabethan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
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