Crime Rates at Melbourne Street, Derby, DE1 2GE

Melbourne Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 115th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Street (DE1 2GE) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (DE1 2GE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 479 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.