Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firs Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 68th highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firs Avenue (DE5 3NX) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 238.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Avenue (DE5 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firs Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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