Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Russet Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Etwall , and the 83rd 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 Russet Close (DE65 5QR) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russet Close (DE65 5QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holme Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Etwall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ley Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holme Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holme Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ley Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yew Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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