Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Wharf area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston , and the 68th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wharf (DE72 2HG) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Aston average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wharf (DE72 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Court. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Wharf —
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Data Sources

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