Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 191.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windmill Hill Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 137th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Hill Lane (DE22 3BN) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% higher than the Mackworth & New Zealand average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Hill Lane (DE22 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morley Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bass Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radbourne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bass Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyttelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheyne Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Zealand Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Zealand Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Zealand Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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