Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorrien Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorrien Avenue (DE23 8WB) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorrien Avenue (DE23 8WB), the main crime hotspot is near Balaclava Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorrien Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foresters Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foresters Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rawlinson Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorrien Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Foresters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foresters Way
Apr 2026Burglary Foresters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Foresters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foresters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foresters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Foresters Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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