Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Borrowfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 327th highest crime rate of 750 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 Borrowfield Road (DE21 7HD) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borrowfield Road (DE21 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Kirk Leys Avenue South. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayburn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirk Leys Avenue South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grayburn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Leys Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Canalgate Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canalgate Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canalgate Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovedale Road | Under investigation |
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