Total Crime Rate

343.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 343.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Recreation Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Langwith , and the 6th highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (NG20 8QE) in the last 12 months was 343.7 per 1,000 residents and was 284.3% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 222.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (NG20 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Olive Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Birch Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Olive Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olive Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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