Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alma Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 109th highest crime rate of 360 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 Alma Road (S42 5PY) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alma Road (S42 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alma Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterfield Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathkill Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathkill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lathkill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deincourt Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deincourt Crescent | — |
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