Crime Rates at Owlers Lane, Littleover, Derby, DE23 6DE

Owlers Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owlers Lane (DE23 6DE) in the last 12 months was 1396.6 per 1,000 residents and was 398.5% higher 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 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 377 (≈ 1068.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owlers Lane (DE23 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 340 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.