Total Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands Close area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Close (DE73 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% lower than the Melbourne average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Close (DE73 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nettlefold Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampad Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nettlefold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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