Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 196.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Slack Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 386 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 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slack Lane (DE75 7GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Park Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorpe'S Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Slack Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shipley Park Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipley Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipley Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipley Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipley Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Delves Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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