Total Crime Rate
235.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jura Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 27th 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 Jura Avenue (DE5 3SF) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 574.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jura Avenue (DE5 3SF), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heage & Ambergate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moseley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitcombe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasteur Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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