Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 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 72.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brook Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 107th highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (DE11 9EB) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (DE11 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cleveland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Close
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Holmes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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