Total Crime Rate
111.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weston Park Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Chellaston & Shelton Lock , and the 261st highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Weston Park Avenue (DE24 9ER) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% higher than the Chellaston & Shelton Lock average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weston Park Avenue (DE24 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodthorne Avenue, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staveley Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chellaston & Shelton Lock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stonyhurst Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welwyn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scarcliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scarcliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scarcliffe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodthorne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welwyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodlands Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodthorne Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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