Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckingham Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 28th 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 Buckingham Drive (DE75 7TY) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckingham Drive (DE75 7TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkley Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Zouche Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northern Road | Under investigation |
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