Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 33.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beechley Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oakwood , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechley Drive (DE21 2LP) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechley Drive (DE21 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Roseberry Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Prestbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tuxford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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