Total Crime Rate
703.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
169.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Venture Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Venture Crescent (DE55 7RA) in the last 12 months was 703.4 per 1,000 residents and was 421.3% higher than the Alfreton average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 169.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Venture Crescent (DE55 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Outseats Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A38 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Somercotes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Outseats Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A38 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A38 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A38 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Under investigation |
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