Total Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bluebell Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Heanor East , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Way (DE75 7RF) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bluebell Way (DE75 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jasmine Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Vale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Fields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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