Total Crime Rate

78.9 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cromford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 134th highest crime rate of 387 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 Cromford Road (DE5 3FP) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 126.3% higher than the Heage & Ambergate average (34.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromford Road (DE5 3FP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitcombe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasteur Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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