Total Crime Rate

613.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

295.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 613.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 295.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Public order 79.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Robbery 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Cressy Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cressy Road (DE55 7BR) in the last 12 months was 613.6 per 1,000 residents and was 354.7% higher than the Alfreton average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 295.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressy Road (DE55 7BR), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cressy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cressy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Drugs New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cressy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cressy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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