Total Crime Rate
96.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Littleover Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 320th 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 Littleover Lane (DE23 6JF) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Blagreaves average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Littleover Lane (DE23 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Offerton Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 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 | Other crime | Offerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bamford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bamford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hathersage Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bamford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bamford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Offerton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Offerton Avenue | Under investigation |
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