Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sturston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Ashbourne North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .

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 Sturston Road (DE6 1BA) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 223.8% higher than the Ashbourne North average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturston Road (DE6 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malbon'S Yard (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sturston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Johns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A515 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A515 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A515 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sellers Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A515 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malbon'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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