Total Crime Rate
259.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hearthcote Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 6th 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 Hearthcote Road (DE11 9DU) in the last 12 months was 259.8 per 1,000 residents and was 256.6% higher than the Church Gresley average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hearthcote Road (DE11 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Hearthcote Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swadlincote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresley Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Holmes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheviot Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chiltern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chiltern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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