Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Platts Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 91st 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 Platts Avenue (DE75 7XD) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Platts Avenue (DE75 7XD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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