Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 195.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hillcrest Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (DE21 6FH) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (DE21 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near Kerry Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sussex Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Under investigation
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 Selkirk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cowsley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanark Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lanark Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Circus —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Circus —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
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Data Sources

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