Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birchover Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Allestree , and the 374th lowest 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 Birchover Way (DE22 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher than the Allestree average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchover Way (DE22 2QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchover Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lilac Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Findern Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edale Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edale Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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