Total Crime Rate

285.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Caxton Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 74th highest crime rate of 750 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 Caxton Street (DE23 8BE) in the last 12 months was 285.0 per 1,000 residents and was 279.1% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 167.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Street (DE23 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boswell Square (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caxton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Austin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Underhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coleridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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