Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rossington Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Littleover , and the 167th 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 Rossington Drive (DE23 3UP) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.0% higher than the Littleover average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rossington Drive (DE23 3UP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Littleover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Brook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Woodbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pulborough Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pulborough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twin Oaks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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