Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchover Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Allestree , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchover Way (DE22 2RT) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchover Way (DE22 2RT), 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 | Public order | Portreath Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buttermere Drive | Under investigation |
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