Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Thomas Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 301st 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 Thomas Road (DE23 8SW) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Road (DE23 8SW), the main crime hotspot is near St Thomas Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Middleton Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aimploy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Joseph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goodale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Corden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherclose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Corden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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