Total Crime Rate

290.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 290.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kenilworth Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 70th highest crime rate of 750 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 Kenilworth Avenue (DE23 8TW) in the last 12 months was 290.4 per 1,000 residents and was 286.3% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Avenue (DE23 8TW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenilworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huxley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Village Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Offerton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hathersage Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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