Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 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 207.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Gosforth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 121st highest crime rate of 750 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 Gosforth Road (DE24 8HU) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Road (DE24 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontefract Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tayberry Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Alvaston North

Crime Over Time in Gosforth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allestree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tayberry Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tayberry Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collis Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.