Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Midway , and the 140th highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (DE11 0EN) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (DE11 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Belvoir Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedge Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Baltimore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleston Close 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 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascott Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harvest Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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