Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Needham Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 158th 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 Needham Street (DE5 9RR) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needham Street (DE5 9RR), 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 Needham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcrest Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jessop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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