Crime Rate in Oakwood, ward

Oakwood has the lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Derby district and the 1416th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 121st lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oakwood in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Derby district average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oakwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 305 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oakwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 72 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hartcliffe Close (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.