Total Crime Rate
122.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 750 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 New Road (DE22 1DR) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Darley average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (DE22 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dower Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weirfield Road | Under investigation |
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