Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Water Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bonsall & Winster , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (DE4 3QH) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 189.9% higher than the Bonsall & Winster average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (DE4 3QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South End, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South End Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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