Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colin Avenue area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 187th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colin Avenue (DE5 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colin Avenue (DE5 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookvale Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillcrest Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glasshouse Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wright Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milner Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wright Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndale Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookvale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessop Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jessop Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Drive | Under investigation |
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