Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sims Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 200th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sims Avenue (DE1 1GS) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% higher than the Mackworth & New Zealand average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sims Avenue (DE1 1GS), 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 Sims Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laverstoke Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Slater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Northern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fowler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fowler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Northern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Northern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Northern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Great Northern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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