Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shaftesbury Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Arboretum , and the 290th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Street (DE23 8YB) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Arboretum average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Street (DE23 8YB), the main crime hotspot is near Malcolm Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsline Halt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsline Halt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baseball Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baseball Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslemere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Malcolm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dexter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leacroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colombo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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