Total Crime Rate
54.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Steeple Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Steeple Drive (DE5 3TH) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steeple Drive (DE5 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbey Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishops Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallis Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenaway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenaway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almond Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Avenue | Under investigation |
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