Total Crime Rate

226.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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
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

Morleston Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Arboretum , and the 106th highest crime rate of 756 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 Morleston Street (DE23 8FL) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Arboretum average (384.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morleston Street (DE23 8FL), the main crime hotspot is near Leonard Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morleston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harriet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leonard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arboretum Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arboretum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arboretum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arboretum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harriet Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloomfield Close
Sep 2025Other theft Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bloomfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street

Data Sources

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