Total Crime Rate
148.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Mount Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 200th 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 New Mount Close (DE23 2NP) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Mount Close (DE23 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Stenson Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blagreaves| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mark'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mark'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodsley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sapperton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sapperton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bretby Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bretby Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
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