Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Instow Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Instow Drive (DE23 1LS) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Instow Drive (DE23 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Stenson Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Instow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgate Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Mount Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Mount Close —
Apr 2026Public order Stenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donington Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Stephen'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Instow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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