Total Crime Rate
52.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whinney Moor Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in East Retford East , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 384 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 Whinney Moor Way (DN22 7BL) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the East Retford East average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whinney Moor Way (DN22 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Retford East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinney Moor Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollymount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gomersall Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gomersall Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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