Total Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Poyser Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 750 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 Poyser Avenue (DE21 4NB) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Chaddesden East average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poyser Avenue (DE21 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Gertrude Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chaddesden West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Appleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poyser Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hassop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hassop Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rupert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hassop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reginald Road North | Under investigation |
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