Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westwood Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pilsley & Morton , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
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 Westwood Gardens (DE55 6HT) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Pilsley & Morton average (49.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westwood Gardens (DE55 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwood Gardens, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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