Crime Rate in Holmewood & Heath, ward

Holmewood & Heath has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 wards in North East Derbyshire district and the 932nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 81st highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holmewood & Heath in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the North East Derbyshire district average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holmewood & Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 360 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holmewood & Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Heath Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.