Total Crime Rate

395.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 395.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 236.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterloo Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 4th 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 Waterloo Place (DE11 9DP) in the last 12 months was 395.3 per 1,000 residents and was 442.6% higher than the Church Gresley average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 236.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Place (DE11 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Davis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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