Crime Rates at Whitaker Road, Derby, DE23 6AP

Whitaker Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 352nd 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 Whitaker Road (DE23 6AP) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitaker Road (DE23 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cathedral View (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.