Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Green Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Darley Dale , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Green Close (DE4 3AB) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Darley Dale average (46.6 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Close (DE4 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jackson Tor Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carson Croft (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Matlock West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smedley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
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