Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northborough Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston , and the 84th highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northborough Way (DE24 5AR) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Aston average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northborough Way (DE24 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Astwell Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northborough Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astwell Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holt Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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