Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Underhill Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Blagreaves , and the 288th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underhill Avenue (DE23 8WE) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underhill Avenue (DE23 8WE), 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 Underhill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorrien Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newdigate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rawlinson Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorrien Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Austin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Village Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackmore Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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