Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • 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
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

Whitmore Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 101st highest 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 Whitmore Avenue (S42 5AE) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Grassmoor average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Avenue (S42 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Broom Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingerworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingerworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gill'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gill'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gill'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broom Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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