Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Langwith , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (NG20 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Langwith average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (NG20 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fir Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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