Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whittington Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Alvaston North , and the 218th 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 Whittington Street (DE24 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittington Street (DE24 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A514 (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Peveril Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A514 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A514
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A514 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A514 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peveril Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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