Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sitwell Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sitwell Drive (DE56 0JP) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Belper East average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sitwell Drive (DE56 0JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Court, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Park Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sitwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bown Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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