Postcode · Retford
Crime in DN22 5AD
How much crime is recorded in DN22 5AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Retford East
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
DN22 5ADRetford
How safe is DN22 5AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN22 5AD area, below 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DN22 5ADNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.