Total Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Road (DE23 6AE) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Abbey average (280.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Road (DE23 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woods Lane, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Carmel Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stone Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lorne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Empress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Carmel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spinney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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