Total Crime Rate

237.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 237.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heath Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 11th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Road (S42 5PL) in the last 12 months was 237.8 per 1,000 residents and was 129.6% higher than the Grassmoor average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (S42 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunloke Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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