Total Crime Rate
565.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
260.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Chaddesden East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 750 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 Dunton Close (DE21 6XB) in the last 12 months was 565.1 per 1,000 residents and was 297.7% higher than the Chaddesden East average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 260.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunton Close (DE21 6XB), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chaddesden West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hansard Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hansard Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashlyn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Calvert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Calvert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hansard Gate | Under investigation |
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