Retford South
Middle areaSouth Bassetlaw. 9,128 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Retford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Retford South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Retford South at a rate of 97.2 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 | 349 |
| Other crime | 140 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Shoplifting | 113 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Robbery | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Retford South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Retford South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Retford South at a rate of 97.2 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, 109 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Retford South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (349), other crime (140) and anti-social behaviour (125).
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 South alone. See Bassetlaw
Retford South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Retford South was £170,000 in 2025.
Retford South had 8,795 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Retford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Retford South, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.