Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mercia Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Etwall , and the 141st highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercia Close (DE65 5DR) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercia Close (DE65 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Dove Side. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mercia Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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