Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Pinxton , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .
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 Ash Close (NG16 6LU) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Pinxton average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Close (NG16 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pinxton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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