Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birch Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 173rd lowest 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 Birch Close (DE5 3QA) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Close (DE5 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peveril Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Close area

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

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