Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handel Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 217th highest crime rate of 756 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 Handel Street (DE24 8ZP) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Street (DE24 8ZP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osmaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Handel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osmaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Osmaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gresham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gresham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gresham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresham Road
Sep 2025Other theft Handel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osmaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crowshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davenport Road
Sep 2025Public order Davenport Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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