Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackmore Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 328th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackmore Street (DE23 8AY) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher than the Blagreaves average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmore Street (DE23 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Boswell Square. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackmore Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Austin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huxley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Square
Apr 2026Public order Arleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rawlinson Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Village Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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