Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 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 200.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

The Cliff area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bonsall & Winster , and the 12th 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 The Cliff (DE4 5EW) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 447.4% higher than the Bonsall & Winster average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cliff (DE4 5EW), the main crime hotspot is near Overdale. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overdale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Overdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Overdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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