Total Crime Rate

356.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 356.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 163.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Beech Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Gardens (DE24 0EB) in the last 12 months was 356.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.3% higher than the Alvaston North average (177.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Gardens (DE24 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 112 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 Beech Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldorf Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunsfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metcalfe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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