Crime Rates at Highfield Gardens, Derby, DE22 1HT

Highfield Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Darley , and the 286th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Gardens (DE22 1HT) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Darley average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Gardens (DE22 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Gardens, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.