Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Houghton Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oakwood , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

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 Houghton Court (DE21 2JF) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Court (DE21 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Birchover Rise. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houghton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tansley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchover Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tansley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tansley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tansley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fernilee Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celandine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lashley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lashley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathermead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathermead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balleny Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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