Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witham Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Etwall , and the 67th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witham Close (DE65 5JR) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Etwall average (44.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Close (DE65 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Dee Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Marston Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marston Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pegasus Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hull Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Fleam —
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Data Sources

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