Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Painters Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bakewell , and the 17th highest crime rate of 248 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 Painters Way (DE4 2SB) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Bakewell average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painters Way (DE4 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Columbell Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Painters Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Columbell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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