Total Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchover Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Allestree , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchover Way (DE22 2RS) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Allestree average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchover Way (DE22 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaureper Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allestree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buttermere Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portreath Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Under investigation |
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