Total Crime Rate
137.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 56th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (DE55 7EA) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (DE55 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterfield Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alfreton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Central Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonsall Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Central Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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