Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Watermeade area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Coal Aston , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermeade (S21 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Coal Aston average (24.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermeade (S21 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravencar Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West End View (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watermeade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ravencar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hawksway Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Hawksway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ravencar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chesterfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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