Total Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mercian Mews area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Spondon , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 756 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 Mercian Mews (DE21 7FA) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Spondon average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Mercian Mews (DE21 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Spondon

Crime Over Time in Mercian Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sitwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sitwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devas Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Priestland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑