Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower Dale Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Dale Road (DE23 6XA) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Dale Road (DE23 6XA), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Dale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime 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 Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street
Sep 2025Drugs Fairdene Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road
Sep 2025Other crime Fairdene Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawdon Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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