Total Crime Rate
1631.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Osmaston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th 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 Osmaston Road (DE1 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 1631.0 per 1,000 residents and was 540.8% 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 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 246 (≈ 626.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Osmaston Road (DE1 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Thorntree Lane. Police recorded 751 crimes here, including 261 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 | Shoplifting | Traffic Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sitwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sitwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Babington Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Sitwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Sitwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Back Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Sitwell Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Sitwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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