Total Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blagreaves Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blagreaves Avenue (DE23 2NR) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Blagreaves average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blagreaves Avenue (DE23 2NR), 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.
View Crime In Blagreaves| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sapperton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kegworth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Avenue | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Gayton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowbridge Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carisbrooke Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bretby Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bretby Square | — |
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