Total Crime Rate

607.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 607.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 366.6 10/10
  • Public order 61.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadow Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 756 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 Meadow Lane (DE21 6PB) in the last 12 months was 607.0 per 1,000 residents and was 334.6% higher than the Chaddesden East average (139.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (DE21 6PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Howth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wyvern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wyvern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyvern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Autumn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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