Total Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barleycorn Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Oakwood , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barleycorn Close (DE21 2TY) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barleycorn Close (DE21 2TY), the main crime hotspot is near Tenby Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakeney Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakeney Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakeney Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakeney Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakeney Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talgarth Close | Under investigation |
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