Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beards Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Midway , and the 35th highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beards Road (DE11 0ED) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 128.8% higher than the Midway average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beards Road (DE11 0ED), the main crime hotspot is near Potters Croft. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kinder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kinder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Potters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belvoir Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belvoir Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belvoir Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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