Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dayton Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 231st 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 Dayton Close (DE21 6WE) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dayton Close (DE21 6WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexington Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dayton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kraft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winslow Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eardley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eardley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesapeake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesapeake Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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