Total Crime Rate

203.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Downing Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 121st highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downing Road (DE21 6HA) in the last 12 months was 203.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Chaddesden East average (139.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Road (DE21 6HA), the main crime hotspot is near Chequers Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chequers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chequers Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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