Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wessington Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashover , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 360 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 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Ashover average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessington Lane (DE55 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wessington Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birches Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Birches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birches Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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