Total Crime Rate
143.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Linton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 360 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 Valley Road (DE12 6NL) in the last 12 months was 143.6 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher than the Linton average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 185.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valley Road (DE12 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoneyford Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Linton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lullington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dawn Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Main Street | Under investigation |
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