Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunny Grove area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunny Grove (DE21 6WJ) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Chaddesden East average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunny Grove (DE21 6WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grant Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kraft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sanderson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kraft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhaven Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paterson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sanderson Road | Under investigation |
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