Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willowcroft Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 301st 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 Willowcroft Road (DE21 7FR) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowcroft Road (DE21 7FR), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willowcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowside Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowash By-Pass —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6005 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowash By-Pass —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derwent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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