Total Crime Rate

210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.7 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 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sturston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Ashbourne North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 247 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 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 268.1% higher than the Ashbourne North average (57.2 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% 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 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Johns Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sturston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malbon'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Johns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellers Yard —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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