Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Boulton Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 339th 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 Boulton Lane (DE24 0BA) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Alvaston South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boulton Lane (DE24 0BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holtlands Drive, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulton Lane (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boulton Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bracken'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thanet Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boulton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holtlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackens Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boulton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracken'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracknell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracken'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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