Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 130.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birch Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 60th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Close (DE55 7ET) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Alfreton average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Close (DE55 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near B6019. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6019 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B6019 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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