Crime Rates at Norwood Close, Derby, DE22 4GA

Norwood Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mackworth & New Zealand , and the 247th 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 Norwood Close (DE22 4GA) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Close (DE22 4GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humbleton Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.