Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Langwith , and the 103rd 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 Ridgeway (NG20 9RT) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Langwith average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (NG20 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alandale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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