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Crime in DE55 3

How much crime is recorded in DE55 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bolsover
Region
East Midlands
Population
9,931 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE55 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE55 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE55 3National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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