Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 387 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 Willow Grove (DE56 1LX) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 278.4% higher than the Belper East average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Grove (DE56 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bargate Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belper East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bargate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bargate Road | Under investigation |
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