Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchlands Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Killamarsh East , and the 141st highest crime rate of 360 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 Birchlands Drive (S21 1GL) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Killamarsh East average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchlands Drive (S21 1GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Farm Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dumbleton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Birchlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Birchlands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dumbleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperthorpe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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