Total Crime Rate

256.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.8 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 256.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sherwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bonsall & Winster , and the 7th 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 Sherwood Road (DE4 3EL) in the last 12 months was 256.6 per 1,000 residents and was 600.1% higher than the Bonsall & Winster average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Road (DE4 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynholmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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