Crime Rates at Westbank Avenue, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5EB

Westbank Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashover , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

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 32.0% lower than the Ashover average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% 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 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.