Total Crime Rate
85.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 354th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Avenue (DE23 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Avenue (DE23 6TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Argyle Street. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lorne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Empress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5250 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5250 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | A5250 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A5250 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Empress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stone Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Breedon Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Empress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
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