Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchwood Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 756 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 Birchwood Avenue (DE23 1QA) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Avenue (DE23 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Stenson Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundown Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Kegworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Melton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carisbrooke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mark'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gayton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gayton Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Stenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redwing Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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