Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Mills area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 163rd 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 Castle Mills (DE73 8BF) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Mills (DE73 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Mills (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Mills area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Church Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bishops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweet Leys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishops Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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