Total Crime Rate

259.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 259.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cheviot Close 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 Cheviot Close (DE11 9EE) 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 Cheviot Close (DE11 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladybower Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Holmes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chimney Pot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Road —
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Data Sources

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