Total Crime Rate

669.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 669.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.7 10/10
  • Other theft 149.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Public order 58.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmwood Drive area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chaddesden North , and the 19th 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 Elmwood Drive (DE21 4GB) in the last 12 months was 669.7 per 1,000 residents and was 500.8% higher than the Chaddesden North average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Drive (DE21 4GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skipton Green (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staithes Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harrogate Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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