Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookside area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bakewell , and the 11th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brookside (DE45 1DY) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.6% higher than the Bakewell average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside (DE45 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bakewell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Undercliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bagshaw Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Granby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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