Total Crime Rate

211.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchover Rise area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chaddesden North , and the 116th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchover Rise (DE21 4QG) in the last 12 months was 211.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the Chaddesden North average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchover Rise (DE21 4QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernilee Gardens, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchover Rise (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchover Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swanwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
Sep 2025Public order Winster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birchover Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchover Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchover Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernilee Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Youlgreave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balleny Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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