Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Owler Bar area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Barlow & Holmesfield , and the 30th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 Owler Bar (S17 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% higher than the Barlow & Holmesfield average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owler Bar (S17 3BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 10 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owler Bar area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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