Total Crime Rate
224.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Slack Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 30th highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .
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 Slack Lane (DE75 7GX) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% higher than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slack Lane (DE75 7GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadows, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Delves Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Delves Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Meadows | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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