Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 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 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bittern View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 105th 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 Bittern View (DE65 6RY) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher than the Melbourne average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittern View (DE65 6RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willington, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canal Bridge (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bittern View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willington —
Apr 2026Public order Canal Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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