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Crime in S81 8DS
How much crime is recorded in S81 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harworth, Bircotes & Blyth
- Council
- Bassetlaw
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,347 (2024)
How safe is S81 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S81 8DS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S81 8DSNational
Burglary25.39.1
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.