Total Crime Rate

954.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 954.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 299.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 215.3 10/10
  • Public order 162.7 10/10
  • Drugs 81.3 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 11th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (DE23 8QY) in the last 12 months was 954.6 per 1,000 residents and was 275.0% higher 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 504.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (DE23 8QY), 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 (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cummings Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road —
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Sep 2025Public order Aimploy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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