Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dickens Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Worksop East , and the 191st highest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dickens Road (S81 0DR) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Worksop East average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dickens Road (S81 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sitwell Close, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worksop East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Masefield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayton Spur | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masefield Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Masefield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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