Total Crime Rate
115.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holyrood Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Spondon , and the 265th 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 Holyrood Close (DE21 7QB) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holyrood Close (DE21 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Road. Police recorded 11 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 | Burglary | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caernarvon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dolphin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Meadow | Under investigation |
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