Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitehouse Mews area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blyth , and the 168th 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 Whitehouse Mews (S81 8FB) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Blyth average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehouse Mews (S81 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherwood Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blyth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Little Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sherwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Worksop Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Drive | Under investigation |
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