Total Crime Rate

269.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 269.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cowley Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 82nd 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 Cowley Street (DE1 3SL) in the last 12 months was 269.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Darley average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Street (DE1 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near Whitecross Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyland Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitecross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mundy Close 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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