Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Road (DE21 4LY) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Chaddesden East average (139.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Road (DE21 4LY), 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.
View Crime In Chaddesden East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loscoe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleadsmoss Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Audrey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gertrude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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