Total Crime Rate

429.8 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 429.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • 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

Babbage Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Worksop North West , and the 14th highest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .

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 Babbage Way (S80 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 429.8 per 1,000 residents and was 217.2% higher than the Worksop North West average (135.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbage Way (S80 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sime Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Babbage Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Babbage Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Humber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sime Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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