Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Caxton Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 162nd 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 Caxton Street (DE23 1RB) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 127.5% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Street (DE23 1RB), 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 Caxton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kendon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coleridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staunton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staunton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kendon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Underhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuttlebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuttlebrook Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgate Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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