Total Crime Rate
267.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derby Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 81st highest crime rate of 756 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 Derby Lane (DE23 8UB) in the last 12 months was 267.0 per 1,000 residents and was 278.2% higher than the Blagreaves average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Lane (DE23 8UB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blagreaves| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Almond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Augustine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Augustine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Road | Under investigation |
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