Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 155.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Poplar Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 756 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 Poplar Close (DE24 0PH) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Alvaston North average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (DE24 0PH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dovedale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelmoor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stiles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Metcalfe Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtland Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nunsfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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