Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boulton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Alvaston South , and the 111th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boulton Lane (DE24 9FT) in the last 12 months was 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Alvaston South average (115.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boulton Lane (DE24 9FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodthorne Avenue, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlow Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boulton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minster Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodthorne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hubert Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holtlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodthorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodlands Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinbush Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whinbush Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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