Total Crime Rate

256.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Drugs 30.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Snape Hill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Coal Aston , and the 10th highest crime rate of 360 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 Snape Hill Lane (S18 2GP) in the last 12 months was 256.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1171.6% higher than the Coal Aston average (20.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snape Hill Lane (S18 2GP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Snape Hill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Snape Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snape Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holburn Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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