Total Crime Rate
97.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drury Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 311th 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 Drury Avenue (DE21 7GA) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drury Avenue (DE21 7GA), 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.
View Crime In Spondon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borrowash By-Pass | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borrowash By-Pass | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6005 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowside Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gilbert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sitwell Street | Under investigation |
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