Total Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechways area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Retford South , and the 138th highest crime rate of 386 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 Beechways (DN22 7RL) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechways (DN22 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wharncliffe Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Retford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rufford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rufford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ollerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gresley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft | Under investigation |
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