Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Charnwood Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charnwood Avenue (DE56 1EA) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Belper East average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charnwood Avenue (DE56 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Charnwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinney Bank —
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Acorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Acorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Field Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Laurence Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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