Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 31.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nottingham Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alfreton , and the 160th highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

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 Nottingham Road (DE55 7FP) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Alfreton average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nottingham Road (DE55 7FP), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Avenue. Police recorded 29 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 Nottingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime B600 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Monk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B600 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B600 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A38 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bentley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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