Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northwood Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bakewell , and the 32nd 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 Northwood Avenue (DE4 2GD) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northwood Avenue (DE4 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Grove. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowler Road | Under investigation |
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