Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Violet Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Street (DE23 8SP) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Violet Street (DE23 8SP), 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.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Middleton Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rawdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cameron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pear Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherclose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Netherclose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.