Crime Rates at Meerbrook Close, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BE

Meerbrook Close area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oakwood , and the 155th 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 Meerbrook Close (DE21 2BE) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 410.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meerbrook Close (DE21 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danebridge Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.