Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (DE23 8QU) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Abbey average (254.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (DE23 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 351 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aimploy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aimploy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aimploy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aimploy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aimploy Court —
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woolrych Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
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Data Sources

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