Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 122nd 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 The Gardens (DE5 8JW) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gardens (DE5 8JW), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milldale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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