Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dayton 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.
View Crime In Chaddesden East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kraft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vermont Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winslow Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eardley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eardley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesapeake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesapeake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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