Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesterton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterton Road (DE21 7EP) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Spondon average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesterton Road (DE21 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockley, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reader Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spondon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chesterton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rudyard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chesterton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brockley | Under investigation |
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