Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Old Chester Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 369th highest crime rate of 750 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 Old Chester Road (DE1 3SA) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Darley average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Chester Road (DE1 3SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Auriga Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Chester Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magnus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magnus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Magnus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnus Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vivian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vivian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caesar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Auriga Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auriga Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auriga Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derventio Close —
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Data Sources

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