Crime Rates at Shakespeare Drive, Alfreton, DE55 7LD

Shakespeare Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alfreton , and the 115th 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 Shakespeare Drive (DE55 7LD) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Drive (DE55 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.