Total Crime Rate
498.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drewry Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 25th highest crime rate of 756 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 Drewry Lane (DE22 3QP) in the last 12 months was 498.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% higher than the Abbey average (254.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drewry Lane (DE22 3QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Talbot Street, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curzon Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Drewry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperleaf Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperleaf Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copperleaf Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drewry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drewry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drewry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drewry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drewry Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Werburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Talbot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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