Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oddford Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bakewell , and the 25th highest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .
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 Oddford Lane (DE4 2EX) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oddford Lane (DE4 2EX), 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.
View Crime In Darley Dale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Columbell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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