Total Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatham 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.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newdigate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Other crime | Middleton Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorrien Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aimploy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cameron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Balaclava Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arleston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arleston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dorrien Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Thomas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rawlinson Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlinson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlinson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlinson Avenue | Under investigation |
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