Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Breach Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Heanor East , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Breach Road (DE75 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Heanor East average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Breach Road (DE75 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Holmesfield Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heanor East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Breach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ella Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Breach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ilkeston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilkeston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilkeston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Old Pond | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hufton'S Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmesfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hufton'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Breach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmesfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmesfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Breach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Breach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astcote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Hill View | — |
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