Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Verbena Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 329th 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 Verbena Drive (DE23 2HS) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verbena Drive (DE23 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Bretby Square. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verbena Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wagtail Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bretby Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretby Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skylark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coriander Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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