Alvaston North vs Buxton Town

Alvaston North has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,960 crimes in the last 12 months. Buxton Town has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,467 crimes. Alvaston North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Alvaston North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Buxton Town shows +13.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Alvaston North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,246 incidents). In Buxton Town, it is Violent Crime (604 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Alvaston North recorded 352 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Buxton Town recorded 231. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Alvaston North totalled 1,246 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 604 in Buxton Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Alvaston North recorded 3,030 crimes (now 2,960, a change of -2.3%). Buxton Town recorded 1,288 crimes previously (now 1,467, +13.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Alvaston North has a resolution rate of 23.7% and Buxton Town has 19%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Alvaston North falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Buxton Town is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Alvaston North and Buxton Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.