Total Crime Rate
307.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nottingham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Spondon , and the 66th 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 Nottingham Road (DE21 7GW) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 259.5% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nottingham Road (DE21 7GW), the main crime hotspot is near Falconside Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Spondon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayling Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falconside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falconside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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