Total Crime Rate
202.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Megaloughton Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 127th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Megaloughton Lane (DE21 7BR) in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% higher than the Spondon average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Megaloughton Lane (DE21 7BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meath Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spondon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Megaloughton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meath Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Megaloughton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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