Total Crime Rate
149.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holt Way area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston , and the 24th 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 Holt Way (DE24 5BY) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 148.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holt Way (DE24 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holt Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystoke Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holt Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holt Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holt Way | Under investigation |
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