Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bower Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 317th 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 Bower Street (DE24 8RS) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Street (DE24 8RS), 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 Bower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wildsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wildsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wisgreaves Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wisgreaves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wisgreaves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wildsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Street Under investigation
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 Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garrick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murray Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Murray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macready Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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