Total Crime Rate
217.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wetherby Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 112th highest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wetherby Road (DE24 8HL) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wetherby Road (DE24 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontefract Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Johnson Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alvaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaney Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pontefract Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pontefract Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pontefract Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pontefract Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pontefract Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockayne Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitehurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockayne Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkins Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilkins Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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