Total Crime Rate
226.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heath Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 12th 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 (S44 5RH) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 155.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Road (S44 5RH), 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.
View Crime In Grassmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Slack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lilac Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Close | Under investigation |
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