Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 82.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Crest Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 69th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Crest Drive (DE5 9QR) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Crest Drive (DE5 9QR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hill Crest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcrest Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasshouse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Milner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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