Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardinshaw Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Darley Dale , and the 90th highest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .
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 Cardinshaw Road (DE4 5PX) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Darley Dale average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardinshaw Road (DE4 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardinshaw Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Matlock East & Tansley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quarry Lane | Under investigation |
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