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Crime in DN22

How much crime is recorded in DN22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bassetlaw
Region
East Midlands
Population
47,474 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DN22

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN22, 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
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

DN22National
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other crime3.71.5
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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