Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penncroft Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 156th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penncroft Lane (S45 9HN) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Clay Cross North average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penncroft Lane (S45 9HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rye Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penncroft Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Commonpiece Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wheatcroft Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commonpiece Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rye Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenning Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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