Crime Rates at Meadowlark Grove, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2TT

Meadowlark Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 39th 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 Meadowlark Grove (DE21 2TT) in the last 12 months was 412.0 per 1,000 residents and was 190.0% higher than the Chaddesden East average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowlark Grove (DE21 2TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danebridge Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.