Total Crime Rate
178.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burton Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 148th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Road (DE23 6AF) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Road (DE23 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near A5250. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Faire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spinney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Overdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitaker Gardens | Under investigation |
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