Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dartford Place area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dartford Place (DE24 0DA) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dartford Place (DE24 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Boulton Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alvaston South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Folkestone Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracknell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tonbridge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boulton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilbury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boulton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Folkestone Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anthony Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackens Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thanet Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Road | Under investigation |
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