Total Crime Rate

625.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

381.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 625.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 381.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 336.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.7 10/10
  • Other crime 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 21st highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (DE1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 625.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% higher than the Abbey average (280.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 381.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (DE1 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Brick Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brick Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Friar Gate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Friar Gate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Gate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverstoke Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverstoke Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laverstoke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Sudbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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