Total Crime Rate

844.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

608.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 844.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 608.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 444.4 10/10
  • Public order 160.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.9 8/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Somerset Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 750 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 844.4 per 1,000 residents and was 201.4% higher than the Abbey average (280.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 608.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Close (DE22 3XP), the main crime hotspot is near Caithness Crescent. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caithness Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caithness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dumfries Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A38 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caithness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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