Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Swarkestone Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 227th 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 Swarkestone Drive (DE23 2PD) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swarkestone Drive (DE23 2PD), 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 Swarkestone Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bretby Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretby Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Carisbrooke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowbridge Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oaklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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