Total Crime Rate

204.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 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 204.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Recreation Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wirksworth , and the 11th 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 Recreation Road (DE4 4AW) in the last 12 months was 204.1 per 1,000 residents and was 345.3% higher than the Wirksworth average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (DE4 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Yokecliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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