Total Crime Rate

417.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.0 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 417.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.7 10/10
  • Drugs 57.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Nuns Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 38th 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 Nuns Street (DE1 3LS) in the last 12 months was 417.3 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% higher than the Darley average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 211.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nuns Street (DE1 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Brick Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nuns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brick Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Friar Gate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quarn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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