Crime Rates at Balfour Road, Derby, DE23 8UQ

Balfour Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Abbey , and the 357th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Road (DE23 8UQ) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Abbey average (254.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (DE23 8UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.