Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

John O'Gaunts Way area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around John O'Gaunts Way (DE56 0DF) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Belper East average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John O'Gaunts Way (DE56 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunter Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackden Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in John O'Gaunts Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitemoor Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Over Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Hilary Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Hilary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Over Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Harewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitemoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitemoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑