Total Crime Rate
309.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heath Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 6th 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 Heath Road (S42 5SH) in the last 12 months was 309.5 per 1,000 residents and was 249.4% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 194.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Road (S42 5SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnfield Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grassmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickens Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dickens Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dickens Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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