Crap Towns / Shirebrook / Crime

How much crime is there in Shirebrook?

The police recorded 92.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shirebrook from September 2023 to August 2026, 21% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 48.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 85.7, down from 103 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	103	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	88.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	85.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	48.8	34.1
Public order	10.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.3	7.0
Other theft	6.7	5.4
Shoplifting	4.9	7.1
Vehicle crime	3.7	3.8
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Burglary	2.6	3.1
Other crime	2.5	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Mansfield	7.0 km	131
Sutton in Ashfield	8.6 km	105
Creswell	6.8 km	102
Shirebrook	–	92.4
Bolsover	6.2 km	88.7
North Wingfield and Holmewood	10.0 km	88.3
Huthwaite	10.2 km	83.1
Clowne	8.6 km	77.6
Market Warsop	4.4 km	69.5
Mansfield Woodhouse	4.2 km	58.3
Forest Town	6.7 km	48.6
The typical town	–	76.2