Crime Rate in The Dales, ward

The Dales has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Ashfield district and the 1498th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 132nd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Dales in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Ashfield district average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Dales’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Dales ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Edale Court. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.