Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peveril Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ironville & Riddings , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 386 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 Peveril Drive (DE55 4AP) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peveril Drive (DE55 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ironville & Riddings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Lane | — |
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