Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yewdale Grove area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Oakwood , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yewdale Grove (DE21 2PD) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Oakwood average (37.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yewdale Grove (DE21 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield (Station), where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenby Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holyhead Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smalley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Drive | Under investigation |
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