Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norman Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 320th 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 Norman Avenue (DE23 1HL) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Blagreaves average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Avenue (DE23 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Cuttlebrook Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuttlebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuttlebrook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmfield —
Apr 2026Drugs Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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