Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bowling Alley area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heage & Ambergate , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Alley (DE56 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Heage & Ambergate average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowling Alley (DE56 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Edge Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heage & Ambergate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Edge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Edge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Under investigation |
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