Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 47th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Avenue (S44 5RF) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (S44 5RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lilac Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heath Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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