Total Crime Rate

156.8 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 156.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Recreation Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barlborough , and the 35th highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .

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 Recreation Close (S43 4PL) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.8% higher than the Barlborough average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Close (S43 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Green Way, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salvin Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Green Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinnaker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Recreation Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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