Total Crime Rate

572.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 572.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Other theft 46.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • 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

Nixs Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alfreton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 387 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 Nixs Hill (DE55 7GN) in the last 12 months was 572.0 per 1,000 residents and was 330.3% higher than the Alfreton average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nixs Hill (DE55 7GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monk Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nixs Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A38 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Monk Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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