Total Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Back Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Ault Hucknall , and the 117th highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (S44 5PX) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Ault Hucknall average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Back Lane (S44 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blacksmiths Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blacksmiths Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilltop Close | — |
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