Total Crime Rate

198.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Wood Street North area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alfreton , and the 36th 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 Wood Street North (DE55 7JR) in the last 12 months was 198.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street North (DE55 7JR), the main crime hotspot is near Morewood Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Well View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dove Well View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Well View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Milton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Milton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Catherine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Catherine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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