Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stafford Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wirksworth , and the 16th highest crime rate of 248 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 Stafford Crescent (DE4 4AX) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 225.2% higher than the Wirksworth average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Crescent (DE4 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stafford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountford Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountford Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stafford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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