Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Amber Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 79th 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 Amber Street (DE24 8FT) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amber Street (DE24 8FT), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amber Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Durward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fenwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buchan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenwick Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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