Total Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northam Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 386 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 Northam Drive (DE5 3SD) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Heage & Ambergate average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northam Drive (DE5 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ledo Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northam Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledo Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasteur Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ledo Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ledo Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jura Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jura Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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