Total Crime Rate
109.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peers Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oakwood , and the 267th 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 Peers Close (DE21 2QA) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 219.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peers Close (DE21 2QA), 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.
View Crime In Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prestbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tuxford Close | Under investigation |
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