Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 97.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vancouver 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 Vancouver Avenue (DE21 7GB) 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 Vancouver Avenue (DE21 7GB), 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 Vancouver Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6005 —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowash By-Pass —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Towpath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towpath Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowash By-Pass —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willowside Green —
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Data Sources

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