Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

School Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pilsley & Morton , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Close (DE55 6LP) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Pilsley & Morton average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Close (DE55 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkinstyle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carlyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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