Total Crime Rate

652.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 652.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.0 9/10
  • Public order 68.0 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Other crime 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Close area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alfreton , and the 5th highest crime rate of 387 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 Tower Close (DE55 1SB) in the last 12 months was 652.0 per 1,000 residents and was 390.5% higher than the Alfreton average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 268.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Close (DE55 1SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stringer Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coupland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coupland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sherwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stringer Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coupland Place —
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Data Sources

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