Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 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
  • Public order 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oaklands Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bretby Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coriander Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bretby Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wagtail Close
Sep 2025Other theft Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sapperton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretby Square
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 Rodsley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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