Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ward Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 100th 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 Ward Drive (DE55 4LB) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Alfreton average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Drive (DE55 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somercotes Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Yard —
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Data Sources

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