Total Crime Rate
200.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Appleby Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Etwall , and the 11th 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 Appleby Close (DE23 3XL) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 376.3% higher than the Etwall average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 138.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Appleby Close (DE23 3XL), the main crime hotspot is near Appleby Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Willington and Findern| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bolton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Comfrey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Comfrey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Danby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sedgemoor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedgemoor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Somerton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Drive | Under investigation |
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