Pleasley vs Somercotes and Riddings

Pleasley has a safety score of 61/100 (Average) and recorded 299 crimes in the last 12 months. Somercotes and Riddings has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,626 crimes. Pleasley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pleasley shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Somercotes and Riddings shows -2.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pleasley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (83 incidents). In Somercotes and Riddings, it is Violent Crime (742 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pleasley recorded 74 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Somercotes and Riddings recorded 191. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pleasley totalled 83 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 742 in Somercotes and Riddings. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pleasley recorded 290 crimes (now 299, a change of +3.1%). Somercotes and Riddings recorded 1,669 crimes previously (now 1,626, -2.6%).

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. Pleasley has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Somercotes and Riddings has 17.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Pleasley falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Somercotes and Riddings 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 Pleasley and Somercotes and Riddings. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.