Crime Rate in Littleover, ward

Littleover has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Derby district and the 3219th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 332nd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Littleover in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Derby district average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Littleover’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 370 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 473 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Littleover ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 400 crimes here, including 261 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.