Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Causeway area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wirksworth , and the 15th 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 Causeway (DE4 4DL) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 228.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Causeway (DE4 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Causeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenway Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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