Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caxton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 208th 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 Caxton Street (DE23 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 169.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Street (DE23 1RJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Caxton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaskell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuttlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Ainsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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