Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Neilson 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.

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Crime Over Time in Neilson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracken'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bracken'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Neilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kean Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macready Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kean Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kean Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemble Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracken'S Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowena Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalkley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Excelsior Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pippin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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