Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boughton Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barlborough , and the 61st lowest 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 Boughton Lane (S43 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Barlborough average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boughton Lane (S43 4JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Boughton Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Romeley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boughton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Romeley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boughton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boughton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boughton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boughton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boughton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boughton Lane | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boughton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boughton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boughton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Romeley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cliff Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cliff Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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