Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ironville & Riddings , and the 149th 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 Highfield Road (DE55 1BW) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Ironville & Riddings average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (DE55 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Oak Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ironville & Riddings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewster Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak Close | Under investigation |
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