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

Snitterton 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 Snitterton Road (DE4 3LZ) 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 Snitterton Road (DE4 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matlock, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Snitterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Olde Englishe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olde Englishe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Matlock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Matlock Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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