Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 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 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penn Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 135th 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 Penn Lane (DE73 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Lane (DE73 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Public order Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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