Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Westbank Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashover , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbank Avenue (DE4 5EB) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Ashover average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbank Avenue (DE4 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weaver Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowns Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbank Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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