Total Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poyser Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 345th 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 Poyser Avenue (DE21 4NB) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poyser Avenue (DE21 4NB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Gertrude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassop Road | — |
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