Retford North
Middle areaCentral Bassetlaw. 6,917 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Retford North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Retford North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Retford North at a rate of 74.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across Bassetlaw.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 217 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Retford North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Retford North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Retford North at a rate of 74.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across Bassetlaw.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Retford North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), other crime (103) and anti-social behaviour (60).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bassetlaw
These figures are published for the whole of Bassetlaw, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bassetlaw and not Retford North alone. See Bassetlaw
Retford North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Retford North was £215,000 in 2025.
Retford North had 6,351 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Retford North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Retford North, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.