Crime Rates at Cotton Street, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6HR

Cotton Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolsover East , and the 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 Cotton Street (S44 6HR) in the last 12 months was 674.3 per 1,000 residents and was 730.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 275.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Street (S44 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town End (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.