Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Derwent Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 119th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Grove (DE55 7PB) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Alfreton average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Grove (DE55 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Independent Hill. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ewart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amber Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuttall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trent Grove 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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