Total Crime Rate

1778.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

765.9 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 1778.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 765.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 516.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 274.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 257.0 10/10
  • Drugs 185.8 10/10
  • Public order 173.0 10/10
  • Other theft 89.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Robbery 48.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 22.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.8 10/10
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

Leopold Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th highest crime rate of 750 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 Leopold Street (DE1 2HE) in the last 12 months was 1778.6 per 1,000 residents and was 534.9% 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 203 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 301 (≈ 765.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Street (DE1 2HE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Leopold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Sitwell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sitwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sitwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Sitwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Sitwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Sitwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Sitwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Sitwell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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