Total Crime Rate

703.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 703.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 216.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 50.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • 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

Whites Close 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 Whites Close (DE55 7RB) 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) .

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Crime Over Time in Whites Close area

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