Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Border Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 115th highest crime rate of 756 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 Border Crescent (DE24 0HU) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% higher than the Alvaston South average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Border Crescent (DE24 0HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epworth Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Border Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Border Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Epworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epworth Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epworth Drive
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denstone Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweetbriar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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