Total Crime Rate
144.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grenfell Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 205th 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 Grenfell Avenue (DE23 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Blagreaves average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grenfell Avenue (DE23 1JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cuttlebrook Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blagreaves| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuttlebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Emerson Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuttlebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuttlebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenfell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.