Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitaker Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Arboretum , and the 326th 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 Whitaker Street (DE23 8FB) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Arboretum average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitaker Street (DE23 8FB), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitaker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Whitaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitaker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loudon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loudon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loudon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeley Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeley Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street
Apr 2026Other theft Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dashwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndhurst Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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