Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chingford Court area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
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 Chingford Court (DE22 4BL) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Mackworth & New Zealand average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chingford Court (DE22 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humbleton Drive, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mackworth & New Zealand| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brentford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brentford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Twickenham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Humbleton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckenham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Twickenham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
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