Crime Rates at Wood Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4LU

Wood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Road (DE21 4LU) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Chaddesden East average (139.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (DE21 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Audrey Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rupert Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.