Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Lane area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 161st highest 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 Mill Lane (DE5 9QF) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (DE5 9QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollywell Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wright Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glasshouse Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillcrest Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollywell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wright Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookvale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndale Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jessop Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milner Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessop Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollywell Avenue | Under investigation |
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