Total Crime Rate

381.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.8 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 381.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sussex Circus area has the 6th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 46th highest crime rate of 750 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 Sussex Circus (DE21 6GR) in the last 12 months was 381.9 per 1,000 residents and was 168.8% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 186.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Circus (DE21 6GR), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Circus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sussex Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue 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 Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanark Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Circus —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Circus —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renfrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Bangor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lanark Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St. Andrews View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bangor Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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