Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirk Leys Avenue North area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 102nd 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 Kirk Leys Avenue North (DE21 7FX) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirk Leys Avenue North (DE21 7FX), the main crime hotspot is near Kirk Leys Avenue South. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Spondon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtyard Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Leys Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Covert | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grayburn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
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