Total Crime Rate

303.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woods Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 68th highest 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 Woods Lane (DE22 3UD) in the last 12 months was 303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 167.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Lane (DE22 3UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Eley Street, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woods Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copperleaf Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copperleaf Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperleaf Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Alfred Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Carmel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Carmel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Eley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Werburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosengrave Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Eley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gerard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercian Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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