Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watery Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Midway , and the 129th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .

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 Watery Lane (DE11 0UF) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Midway average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (DE11 0UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copperas Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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