Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rykneld Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Littleover , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 750 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 Rykneld Way (DE23 4AT) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Littleover average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rykneld Way (DE23 4AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashby Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elvaston Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rykneld Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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