Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chatham Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 226th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Street (DE23 8TH) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher than the Blagreaves average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Street (DE23 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balaclava Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorrien Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aimploy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampden Street
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorrien Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rawlinson Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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