Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8UR) 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 8UR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Tree Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopetoun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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