Crime Rates at Porteous Close, Two Dales, Matlock, DE4 2EN

Porteous Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bakewell , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porteous Close (DE4 2EN) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Bakewell average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porteous Close (DE4 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.