Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchen Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Barlow & Holmesfield , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 Birchen Close (S18 8ZD) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchen Close (S18 8ZD), the main crime hotspot is near Glen Vale. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snelston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gardom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lynwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glen Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glen Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glen Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Glen Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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