Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (DE73 8DS) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher than the Melbourne average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (DE73 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanch Croft Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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