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Overview of Bassetlaw crime rate

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Bassetlaw, with a medium crime rating, ranks 16th among 25 nearby districts in terms of crime rate. The area reported 11,432 crimes in 2023, for a population of 117,804, translating to a crime rate of 97.04 per 1,000 residents, a 10.26% reduction from the previous year.

The most frequent crimes in Bassetlaw are Violence and sexual offences (29.4%), Anti-social behaviour (16.1%), and Shoplifting (11.9%), with the least frequent being Bicycle theft (0.6%), Robbery (0.6%), and Theft from the person (0.5%).

Among its 25 wards, the highest crime rates are found in Worksop South East (195.7), Worksop South (166.6), and Worksop North West (147.3), while the safest wards are Clayworth (38.4), Sturton (31.4), and Beckingham (31.3).

In terms of Postcode districts within or overlapping Bassetlaw, S80 (164.8), DN21 (131.5), and NG20 (100.9) show high crime rates, whereas DN10 (63.6), DN9 (61.1), and NG23 (36.5) are the safest.

Bassetlaw experienced a sharp increase in Anti-social behaviour in 2020, along with rises in Shoplifting and Violence and sexual offences in 2021. Violence and sexual offences continued to increase into 2022. Despite these uptrends, there was a noticeable decrease in Anti-social behaviour in 2021 and 2022, with significant reductions in Burglary, Other theft, and Shoplifting in 2020. Further declines were seen in Burglary and Vehicle crime in 2023, along with a reduction in Violence and sexual offences in both 2020 and 2023.

Bassetlaw crime incidents by crime type

A total of 11432 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3361 (29.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1844 (16.1)%
Shoplifting – 1358 (11.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1294 (11.3)%
Other theft – 794 (6.9)%
Public order – 725 (6.3)%
Vehicle crime – 698 (6.1)%
Burglary – 548 (4.8)%
Other crime – 259 (2.3)%
Drugs – 246 (2.2)%
Possession of weapons – 120 (1.0)%
Bicycle theft – 70 (0.6)%
Robbery – 63 (0.6)%
Theft from the person – 52 (0.5)%

How does Bassetlaw compare against nearby areas ?

Bassetlaw ranks 16th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Bassetlaw wards

There are 25 wards within Bassetlaw. Worksop South East, Worksop South, Worksop North West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 25 wards from high crime rate to low.