Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Slack Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Slack Lane (DE22 3EE) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Mackworth & New Zealand average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slack Lane (DE22 3EE), 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 Slack Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bass Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radbourne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slack Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parcel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowditch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowditch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowditch Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howe Street —
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Data Sources

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