Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duncombe Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Ashbourne North , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 247 local areas in Derbyshire Dales .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duncombe Drive (DE6 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duncombe Drive (DE6 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Crescent. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Premier Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Booth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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