Total Crime Rate

424.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.1 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 424.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 59.1 10/10
  • Drugs 48.4 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Slack Lane area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 13th 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 Slack Lane (DE5 3HF) in the last 12 months was 424.7 per 1,000 residents and was 898.7% higher than the Heage & Ambergate average (42.5 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 215.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slack Lane (DE5 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Slack Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peveril Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Croft —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B6179 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crossley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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