Total Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dickinson Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 756 local areas in Derby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dickinson Street (DE24 8WJ) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dickinson Street (DE24 8WJ), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alvaston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ellesmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dickinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bowmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowmer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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