Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minster Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ironville & Riddings , and the 154th 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 Minster Way (DE55 1FE) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Ironville & Riddings average (92.5 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 Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minster Way (DE55 1FE), the main crime hotspot is near Nether Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swanwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmer Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nether Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broad Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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