Total Crime Rate
147.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhouse Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolsover East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 249 local areas in Bolsover .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Lane (S44 6BL) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% higher than the Bolsover East average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Lane (S44 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhouse Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bolsover North & Shuttlewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merlin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nursery Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Iron Cliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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