Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley , and the 61st 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 Meadow Court (DE56 0JU) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 232.9% higher than the Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Court (DE56 0JU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapwing Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapwing Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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