Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willowcroft Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Spondon , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willowcroft Road (DE21 7FP) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Spondon average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willowcroft Road (DE21 7FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirk Leys Avenue South (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spondon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sitwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirk Leys Avenue South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sitwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willowcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sitwell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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