Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Forrester Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashover , and the 100th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 Forrester Close (DE4 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the Ashover average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 470.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forrester Close (DE4 5NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forrester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sherwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sherwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sherwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Roe Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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