Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Wirksworth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alport & South West Parishes , and the 141st highest 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 Wirksworth Road (DE56 4GH) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wirksworth Road (DE56 4GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wirksworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fisher Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ecclesbourne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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