Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wensley Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 346th 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 Wensley Drive (DE21 7PP) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Drive (DE21 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Wensley Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensley Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ormskirk Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stoney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monsal Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Monsal Drive Local resolution

Data Sources

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