Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Church Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashover , and the 161st 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 Church Lane (DE55 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Ashover average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (DE55 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parks Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shaw Wood View Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Parks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parks Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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