Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Beech Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 24th 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 Beech Way (S45 9SQ) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Way (S45 9SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pilsley Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gentshill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penncroft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneholes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilsley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Pilsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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