Total Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wylam Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Clay Cross North , and the 128th 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 Wylam Close (S45 9TR) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wylam Close (S45 9TR), the main crime hotspot is near Egstow Place. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Egstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shafton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shafton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shafton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Florence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stollard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Furnace Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furnace Hill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Egstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Egstow Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Egstow Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Egstow Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6175 | — |
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