Crime Rates at Westway, Worksop, S81 0ST

Westway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Worksop East , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 386 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 Westway (S81 0ST) in the last 12 months was 306.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.5% higher than the Worksop East average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westway (S81 0ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Precinct, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumbria Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.