Total Crime Rate

491.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 491.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.0 10/10
  • Other theft 81.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Public order 49.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fowler Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Spondon , and the 27th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fowler Avenue (DE21 7GR) in the last 12 months was 491.1 per 1,000 residents and was 473.8% higher than the Spondon average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fowler Avenue (DE21 7GR), 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 Fowler Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sitwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sitwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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