Total Crime Rate

236.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.4 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 236.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Morleston Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Arboretum , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morleston Street (DE23 8FL) in the last 12 months was 236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morleston Street (DE23 8FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leonard Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bloomfield Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morleston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litchurch Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leonard Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leonard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leonard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arboretum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morleston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arboretum Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboretum Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arboretum Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arboretum Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bloomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harriet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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