Total Crime Rate
177.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
125.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brighton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 151st 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 Brighton Road (DE24 8TE) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Road (DE24 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commerce Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murray Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Derby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commerce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wisgreaves Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosedale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commerce Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Commerce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wisgreaves Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pippin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wisgreaves Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westminster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalkley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gala Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Murray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Murray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radford Street | Under investigation |
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