Total Crime Rate

431.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 431.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Other theft 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill 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 6RZ) 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 6RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moore Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Eley Street (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Hill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Industrial Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Industrial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spa Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renals Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Eley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Eley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renals Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renals Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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