Total Crime Rate
175.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prestbury 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 Prestbury Close (DE21 2LT) 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 Prestbury Close (DE21 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseberry Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tuxford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prestbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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