Total Crime Rate
1694.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1007.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026John Lombe Drive area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 6th 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 John Lombe Drive (DE1 3RY) in the last 12 months was 1694.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1048.6% 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 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 257 (≈ 1007.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Lombe Drive (DE1 3RY), the main crime hotspot is near Prime Parkway. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 223 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prime Parkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adler Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derventio Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adler Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caesar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Alkmund'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Alkmund'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prime Parkway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prime Parkway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplebeck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplebeck Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Mary'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prime Parkway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prime Parkway | Under investigation |
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