Total Crime Rate

1414.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

417.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1414.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 424.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 417.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 298.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 273.7 10/10
  • Public order 101.8 10/10
  • Drugs 77.2 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Robbery 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
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

Potter Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Worksop South , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 386 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 Potter Street (S80 2AD) in the last 12 months was 1414.0 per 1,000 residents and was 611.4% higher than the Worksop South average (198.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 417.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Street (S80 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newcastle Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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