Total Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edale Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 756 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 Edale Avenue (DE23 6PD) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Abbey average (254.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edale Avenue (DE23 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colwyn Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | French Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shamrock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colwyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Road | Under investigation |
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