Total Crime Rate

202.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Megaloughton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Megaloughton Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Galway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Megaloughton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Megaloughton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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