Crime Rates at Wessex Close, Worksop, S81 0SD

Wessex Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Worksop East , and the 24th 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 Wessex Close (S81 0SD) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 261.8% higher than the Worksop East average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 147.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 244.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Close (S81 0SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Precinct, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumbria Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.