Total Crime Rate
431.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Hill Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 31st highest crime rate of 756 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 Mill Hill Lane (DE23 6RY) in the last 12 months was 431.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 174.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Hill Lane (DE23 6RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moore Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Eley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Eley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Eley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Eley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Eley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lower Eley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Carmel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Carmel Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Carmel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Eley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stone Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woods Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woods Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woods Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woods Lane | Under investigation |
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