Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shireoaks Common area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Worksop North West , and the 135th highest crime rate of 384 local areas in Bassetlaw .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shireoaks Common (S81 8PL) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Worksop North West average (135.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 975.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shireoaks Common (S81 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bray Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Worksop North West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bray Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aveling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brancliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leeds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Leeds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bray Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackstone Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
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