Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Wessington Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashover , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 Wessington Lane (DE55 7NB) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Ashover average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessington Lane (DE55 7NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birches Avenue, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wessington Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wessington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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