Total Crime Rate
1449.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Potter Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Worksop South , and the 2nd 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 Potter Street (S80 2AE) in the last 12 months was 1449.1 per 1,000 residents and was 619.9% higher than the Worksop South average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 127 (β 445.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Potter Street (S80 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worksop South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plants Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plants Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newcastle Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plants Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newcastle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newcastle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plants Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaver Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Street | Under investigation |
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