Total Crime Rate
95.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotton Mill Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bilsthorpe , and the 106th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
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 Cotton Mill Lane (NG22 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Bilsthorpe average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotton Mill Lane (NG22 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Mill Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Gardens | Under investigation |
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