Total Crime Rate
447.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
202.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alfreton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 30th 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 Alfreton Road (DE21 4AA) in the last 12 months was 447.9 per 1,000 residents and was 203.6% higher than the Darley average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alfreton Road (DE21 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Old Chester Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Vivian Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Auriga Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Magnus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vivian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Magnus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnus Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnus Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnus Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caesar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnus Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auriga Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auriga Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Magnus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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