Crime Rates at Somerset Close, Derby, DE22 3XP

Somerset Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 23rd 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 Somerset Close (DE22 3XP) in the last 12 months was 551.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.5% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 328.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Close (DE22 3XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caithness Crescent (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.