Crime Rates at Worcester Crescent, Derby, DE21 4EQ

Worcester Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chaddesden North , and the 57th 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 Worcester Crescent (DE21 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 320.2 per 1,000 residents and was 187.3% higher than the Chaddesden North average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 205.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Crescent (DE21 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsdean Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anglesey Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.