Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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
  • Shoplifting 61.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 36th highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (DE11 9AR) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Church Gresley average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DE11 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alleyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ernest Hall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ernest Hall Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Hall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alleyne Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ernest Hall Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ernest Hall Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Majestic Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyne Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alleyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ernest Hall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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