Total Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Elms Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 43rd 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 Elms Avenue (DE5 3PF) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Avenue (DE5 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elms Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Samuel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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