Crime Rates at Lilac Avenue, Kingsway, Derby, DE22 4AR

Lilac Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 203rd 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 Lilac Avenue (DE22 4AR) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Mackworth & New Zealand average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Avenue (DE22 4AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampstead Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.