Total Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathfield area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Darley Dale , and the 73rd 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 Heathfield (DE4 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathfield (DE4 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Jackson Tor Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Matlock West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
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