Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smalley Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Oakwood , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 756 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 Smalley Drive (DE21 2SF) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% higher than the Oakwood average (37.8 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smalley Drive (DE21 2SF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Smalley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holyhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smalley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgebank Court Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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