Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Valley Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (DE23 6HS) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (DE23 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Walk. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littleover Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Shaldon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaldon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaldon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littleover Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shaldon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shaldon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hayes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Hayes Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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