Crap Towns / North Wingfield and Holmewood / Crime

How much crime is there in North Wingfield and Holmewood?

The police recorded 88.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in North Wingfield and Holmewood from September 2023 to August 2026, 16% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 47.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 90.8, up from 86.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	86.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	88.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	90.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	47.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.7	7.0
Public order	8.5	6.6
Other theft	6.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.6	3.8
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Shoplifting	2.6	7.1
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chesterfield	7.6 km	114
Clay Cross	3.9 km	106
Sutton in Ashfield	9.9 km	105
Shirebrook	10.0 km	92.4
Bolsover	6.7 km	88.7
North Wingfield and Holmewood	–	88.3
Huthwaite	8.0 km	83.1
Staveley	8.1 km	80.3
South Normanton and Pinxton	10.2 km	67.3
Brimington	7.8 km	65.9
Wingerworth	4.5 km	27.5
The typical town	–	76.2