Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eckington North , and the 41st highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Close (S21 4GL) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Eckington North average (90.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Close (S21 4GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Mews, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penny Engine Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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