Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakdale Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 111th 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 Oakdale Close (S45 9RY) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakdale Close (S45 9RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Croft, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penncroft Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clay Cross South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penncroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gentshill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springvale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowsell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneholes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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