Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oaklands Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Avenue (DE23 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklands Avenue (DE23 2QJ), 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 Oaklands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bretby Square Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kegworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oaklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowbridge Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Havenwood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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