Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Myrtle Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Retford South , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Street (DN22 7BS) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the East Retford South average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Myrtle Street (DN22 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabethan Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordsall Park Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Retford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pelham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elizabethan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordsall Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
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