Total Crime Rate
214.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heath Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 16th highest crime rate of 360 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 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% higher than the Grassmoor average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Road (S44 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holmewood & Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slack Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilac Close | Under investigation |
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