Total Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaklands Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 756 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 Oaklands Avenue (DE23 2QP) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands Avenue (DE23 2QP), 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 | Southcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bretby Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Robbery | Stenson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coriander Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wagtail Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sapperton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sapperton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bretby Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodsley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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