Total Crime Rate
339.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whiteleas Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 5th highest crime rate of 363 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 Whiteleas Avenue (S42 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 339.7 per 1,000 residents and was 283.5% higher than the Grassmoor average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whiteleas Avenue (S42 5QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grassmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holbrook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wain Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wain Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alice'S View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice'S View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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