Total Crime Rate

667.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 667.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 258.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Public order 73.4 10/10
  • Drugs 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bakewell Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Darley Dale , and the 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 Bakewell Road (DE4 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 667.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1333.7% higher than the Darley Dale average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bakewell Road (DE4 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bakewell Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bakewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bakewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bakewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bakewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bakewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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