Total Crime Rate

243.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.7 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 243.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Park Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 25th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

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 Park Avenue (DE5 3FD) in the last 12 months was 243.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% higher 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 28 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 198.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (DE5 3FD), 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 Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dannah Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dannah Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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