Total Crime Rate

1081.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

455.3 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 1081.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 455.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.7 10/10
  • Drugs 243.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.3 10/10
  • Public order 130.1 10/10
  • Other theft 65.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.9 10/10
  • Other crime 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • 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

Gower Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 10th 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 Gower Street (DE1 1SD) in the last 12 months was 1081.3 per 1,000 residents and was 286.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 455.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (DE1 1SD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 671 crimes here, including 302 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Thorntree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thorntree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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