Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Posey Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 360 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 Posey Lane (DE72 2DT) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Aston average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Posey Lane (DE72 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley Park, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Posey Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitelands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitelands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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