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

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 4LX) 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 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near Gertrude Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.