Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 357th 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 South Avenue (DE21 7DD) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Avenue (DE21 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirk Leys Avenue South (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brockley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtyard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kirk Leys Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kirk Leys Avenue South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk Leys Avenue South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Covert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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