Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Beech Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 111th highest crime rate of 360 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 Beech Avenue (DE73 8LP) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (DE73 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 15 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 Beech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampad Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oaklands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oaklands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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