Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitaker Gardens 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 Gardens (DE23 6AW) 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 Gardens (DE23 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitaker Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinney Road —
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Faire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spinney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Overdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edale Avenue —
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Data Sources

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