Total Crime Rate

155.2 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 155.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hare Edge Drive area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Oakwood , and the 184th highest crime rate of 756 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 Hare Edge Drive (DE21 2AF) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 311.1% higher than the Oakwood average (37.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 981.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hare Edge Drive (DE21 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hartcliffe Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hare Edge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britland Edge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolfscote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merryton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harebell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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