Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watson Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Darley , and the 187th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Street (DE1 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Darley average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Street (DE1 3PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Brick Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Statham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mundy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitecross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whitecross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nun'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nun'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitecross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Statham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leyland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Statham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Statham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Statham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Statham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaper Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Leyland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Hind Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Hind Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Quarn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quarn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quarn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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