Total Crime Rate
103.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colombo 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.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reeves Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baseball Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baseball Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shaftesbury Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslemere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Douglas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Douglas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colombo Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Malcolm Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsline Halt | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsline Halt | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dexter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malcolm Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reeves Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reeves Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reeves Road | Under investigation |
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