Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Central Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashover , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Central Drive (S42 6QL) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Ashover average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Central Drive (S42 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridd Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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