Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Priestley Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pilsley & Morton , and the 94th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priestley Avenue (DE55 6FX) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% higher than the Pilsley & Morton average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestley Avenue (DE55 6FX), the main crime hotspot is near Burnshaw Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priestley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dale View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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