Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dryden Dale area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Welbeck , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 386 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 Dryden Dale (S81 0ES) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Welbeck average (77.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dryden Dale (S81 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sitwell Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rayton Spur (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worksop East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bean Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sitwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sitwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantation Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bean Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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