Total Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Spondon , and the 198th lowest 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 Hillside Crescent (DE21 7RB) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Crescent (DE21 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Stoney Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 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 | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Covert | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ormskirk Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Leys Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vernon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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