Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Common Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Langwith , and the 24th lowest 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 Common Lane (NG20 8NW) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Langwith average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Common Lane (NG20 8NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slant Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Langwith| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Birch Grove | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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