Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 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 266.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Forman Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forman Street (DE1 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forman Street (DE1 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wardwick. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 254 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardwick —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wardwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wardwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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