Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cowsley Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowsley Road (DE21 6EG) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Chaddesden East average (139.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowsley Road (DE21 6EG), the main crime hotspot is near Kerry Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cowsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyhaven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nairn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ramsdean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nairn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nairn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nairn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norwich Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Radnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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