Total Crime Rate

306.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limekiln Fields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bolsover East , and the 6th 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 Limekiln Fields (S44 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 306.4 per 1,000 residents and was 277.2% higher than the Bolsover East average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 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 ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limekiln Fields (S44 6NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limekiln Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stratton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cundy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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