Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowling Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Carr Bank , and the 70th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Mansfield .
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 Bowling Street (NG18 2LH) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Carr Bank average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowling Street (NG18 2LH), the main crime hotspot is near Ratcliffe Gate. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carr Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Birkland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belper Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newgate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newgate Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rock Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxtowe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A6191 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ratcliffe Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ratcliffe Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ratcliffe Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garratt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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