Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fearn Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fearn Avenue (DE5 3EW) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fearn Avenue (DE5 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fearn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dannah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dannah Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dannah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dannah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Dannah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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