Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (DE22 1GX) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Darley average (147.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DE22 1GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Statham Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarn Way (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quarn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyland Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parkfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Statham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Statham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfields Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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