Total Crime Rate
272.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elizabeth Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 78th 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 Elizabeth Close (DE21 6SS) in the last 12 months was 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 95.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 186.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 758.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elizabeth Close (DE21 6SS), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chaddesden East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleraine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kraft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kildare Road | Under investigation |
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