Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Thorndike Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 144th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorndike Avenue (DE24 8NA) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorndike Avenue (DE24 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Wildsmith Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorndike Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wildsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garrick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckitt Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kean Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wildsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macready Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pippin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddons Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kean Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemble Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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