Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Howe Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 356th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Howe Street (DE22 3ER) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howe Street (DE22 3ER), 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.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bass Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Handford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parcel Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bass Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bass Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bass Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Morley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Slack Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Handford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peach Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manchester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Findern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Findern Street | Under investigation |
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