Total Crime Rate

420.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 420.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.7 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
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

William Straw Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Worksop South , and the 15th highest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .

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 William Straw Gardens (S80 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 420.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher than the Worksop South average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 175.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Straw Gardens (S80 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Straw Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dennis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Holles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Marys Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Holles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Holles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Holles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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