Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colombo Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Arboretum , and the 290th 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 Colombo Street (DE23 8LW) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colombo Street (DE23 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malcolm Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colombo Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeves Road
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baseball Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baseball Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftesbury Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslemere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colombo Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsline Halt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsline Halt Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dexter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeves Road
Apr 2026Other theft Reeves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reeves Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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