Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Shop Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alport & South West Parishes , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shop Lane (DE56 2AR) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Alport & South West Parishes average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shop Lane (DE56 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentfield Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shop Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shop Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spanker Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bentfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bentfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bentfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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