Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vancouver Avenue 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 Vancouver Avenue (DE21 7GB) 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 Vancouver Avenue (DE21 7GB), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willowcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sitwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoney Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sitwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Priestland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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