Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swarkestone Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 750 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 Swarkestone Drive (DE23 2PB) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swarkestone Drive (DE23 2PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swarkestone Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thyme Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sapperton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bendall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Angelica Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angelica Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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