Total Crime Rate

172.6 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 172.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterford Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 155th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterford Drive (DE21 6TG) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the Chaddesden East average (139.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterford Drive (DE21 6TG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Waterford Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleraine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Galway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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