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

Howard Street 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 Howard Street (DE23 6TX) 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 Howard Street (DE23 6TX), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 351 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cummings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cummings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cummings Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cummings Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Carmel Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Carmel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Carmel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Carmel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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