Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grasmere Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Barlow & Holmesfield , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
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 Grasmere Road (S18 8PS) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Barlow & Holmesfield average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Road (S18 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glen Vale, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constable Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcote Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcote Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothay Close | — |
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