Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newman Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 150th lowest 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 Newman Drive (DE11 9SR) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newman Drive (DE11 9SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranfield Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Dale (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church Gresley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reading Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martins Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Napier Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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