Total Crime Rate
173.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Mount Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 157th 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 New Mount Close (DE23 2NP) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Mount Close (DE23 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Bretby Square. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blagreaves| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Mount Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Angelica Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Angelica Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Instow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thyme Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodsley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sapperton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Mount Close | — |
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