Total Crime Rate
121.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Songbird Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Darley , and the 245th highest crime rate of 750 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 Songbird Close (DE22 1LB) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Songbird Close (DE22 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Songbird Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Songbird Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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