Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St James Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 750 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 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower than the Abbey average (280.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (DE23 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 157 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 (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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