Total Crime Rate
193.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashtree Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Midway , and the 14th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashtree Close (DE11 0NS) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 218.7% higher than the Midway average (60.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashtree Close (DE11 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Rise, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yewtree Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Midway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hawthorn Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pingle Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbotts Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Rise | Under investigation |
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