Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.2 9/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bowshaw area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Barlow & Holmesfield , and the 22nd 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 Bowshaw (S18 2GB) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 237.2% higher than the Barlow & Holmesfield average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowshaw (S18 2GB), the main crime hotspot is near Bowshaw. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowshaw area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bowshaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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