Crime Rate in Derby Road East, ward

Derby Road East has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Erewash district and the 1236th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 113th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Derby Road East in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Erewash district average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Derby Road East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 295 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 356 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Derby Road East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 90 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shakespeare Street (34 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.