Total Crime Rate
4.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wye Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 126 local areas in Etwall , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wye Close (DE65 5LH) in the last 12 months was 4.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Etwall average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wye Close (DE65 5LH), the main crime hotspot is near Clyde Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Brook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blithe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ribble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Soar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Soar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Soar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyston Brook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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