Crime Rates at Watson Road, Worksop, S80 2BH

Watson Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Worksop North West , and the 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 Watson Road (S80 2BH) in the last 12 months was 1709.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1161.6% 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 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 547.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (S80 2BH), 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.