Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 149.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mere Beck area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston , and the 25th highest crime rate of 358 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 Mere Beck (DE72 3GH) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Aston average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Beck (DE72 3GH), the main crime hotspot is near Main Street, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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