Total Crime Rate

394.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 394.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highfield Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 40th 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 Highfield Cottages (DE21 6PR) in the last 12 months was 394.3 per 1,000 residents and was 182.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 183.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Cottages (DE21 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brian Clough Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Margaret Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brian Clough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carol Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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