Total Crime Rate
678.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
326.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Litchurch Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 18th 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 Litchurch Lane (DE24 8AA) in the last 12 months was 678.1 per 1,000 residents and was 282.9% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 326.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Litchurch Lane (DE24 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osmaston Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horton Street (12 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 | Dexter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Street | Under investigation |
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