Total Crime Rate
662.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Coal Aston , and the highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
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 Lea Road (S18 1SB) in the last 12 months was 662.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2652.5% higher than the Coal Aston average (24.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 159.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Road (S18 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Fanshaw Bank. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coal Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holburn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fanshaw Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Scarsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Avenue | Under investigation |
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