Total Crime Rate
120.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brackendale Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 54th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brackendale Avenue (S45 9SR) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 21 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 ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackendale Avenue (S45 9SR), 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 | Gentshill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penncroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
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