Total Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Neilson Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 248th 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 Neilson Street (DE24 0ET) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Alvaston North average (177.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Neilson Street (DE24 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Excelsior Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alvaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bracken'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bracken'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Neilson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kean Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Benson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Macready Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kean Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kean Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Irving Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anthony Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemble Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowena Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalkley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Excelsior Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pippin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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