Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromford Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 360 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 Cromford Road (S45 9RD) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromford Road (S45 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodside Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amber Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amber Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coupe Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coupe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodside Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brook Street | Under investigation |
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