Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 67.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highwood Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Coal Aston , and the 127th 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 Highwood Place (S21 4GP) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 236.2% higher than the Coal Aston average (20.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Place (S21 4GP), the main crime hotspot is near West End View. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highwood Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Highwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West End View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravencar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atkinson Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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