Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Retford South , and the 119th 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 The Crescent (DN22 7BX) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Crescent (DN22 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Retford West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales' Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Prince Of Wales' Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabethan Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clumber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manvers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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