Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Beresford Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Ashbourne North , and the 51st highest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Avenue (DE6 1FW) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Avenue (DE6 1FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beresford Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookside (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beresford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okeover Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okeover Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okeover Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okeover Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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