Total Crime Rate
160.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Potters Croft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Midway , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 358 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 Potters Croft (DE11 0WD) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 187.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Potters Croft (DE11 0WD), 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.
View Crime In Newhall and Stanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plummer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kinder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kinder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Potters Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amberwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plummer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.