Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dee Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Etwall , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dee Close (DE65 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Etwall average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dee Close (DE65 5BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witham Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dee Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Witham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blithe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Brook | Under investigation |
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