Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wadham Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Etwall , and the 105th highest crime rate of 360 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 Wadham Close (DE3 9DP) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Etwall average (44.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wadham Close (DE3 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Lonsdale Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Etwall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langwith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5020 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Lonsdale Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langwith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Earlswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Earlswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlswood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlswood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bishop Lonsdale Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homerton Vale | — |
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