Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hermitage Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Ashbourne North , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 248 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 Hermitage Close (DE6 1TG) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Hermitage Close (DE6 1TG), the main crime hotspot is near The Firs. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashbourne North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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