Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 97th 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 Chestnut Avenue (DE56 1LY) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 194.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (DE56 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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