Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowsley Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 351st highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowsley Road (DE21 6EH) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowsley Road (DE21 6EH), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Street. Police recorded 64 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowsley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lothian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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