Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Brook Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alfreton , and the 69th highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Avenue (DE55 7FW) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Alfreton average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Avenue (DE55 7FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B600, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Alfreton

Crime Over Time in Brook Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A38 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B600 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B600 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 A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime B600 Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑