Total Crime Rate
119.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wibben Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oakwood , and the 247th 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 Wibben Close (DE21 2AG) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 248.1% higher than the Oakwood average (34.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 638.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wibben Close (DE21 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Hartcliffe Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merryton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hartcliffe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartcliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartcliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hemlock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Britland Edge Avenue | Under investigation |
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