Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 91.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empress Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 338th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empress Road (DE23 6TE) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Road (DE23 6TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Eley Street, where police recorded 116 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.

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Crime Over Time in Empress Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Carmel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Fairdene Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Carmel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Carmel Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woods Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Empress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Hill Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stone Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stone Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breedon Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woods Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woods Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woods Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woods Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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