Total Crime Rate
1539.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gerard Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 7th highest crime rate of 756 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 Gerard Street (DE1 1PA) in the last 12 months was 1539.0 per 1,000 residents and was 504.6% higher than the Abbey average (254.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 285 (≈ 1059.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gerard Street (DE1 1PA), the main crime hotspot is near Cheapside. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 241 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Werburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardwick | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wardwick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Degge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Degge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Degge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Degge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Degge Street | Under investigation |
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